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Slovenia announced on Wednesday that it recognizes the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people.
The Slovenian government made the announcement two days after its Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar said in Brussels that Slovenia may recognize the Benghazi-based Libyan rebel forces after elections are held in Libya.
Addressing an EU foreign ministers meeting, Zbogar said that the recognition of the NTC should be uniform throughout the European Union and that the legal framework for recognizing the Libyan rebels should be harmonized.
Also on Wednesday, Slovenian Foreign Ministry State Secretary Dragoljuba Bencina left for Benghazi, taking with her a large shipment of medicine, according to the Slovenian Press Agency.
8:28am: Libya’s rebels asked France for extra arms to help them overrun Tripoli within “days”, as they ramped up a pre-Ramadan offensive that has Moamer Qadhafi’s troops on the run in the east.
The request was made in Paris on Wednesday to French President Nicolas Sarkozy by military leaders from the rebel-held city of Misrata, a member of their delegation said.
Sarkozy held talks at his Elysee presidential palace with rebel General Ramadan Zarmuh, Colonel Ahmed Hashem and Colonel Brahim Betal Mal, as well as Suleiman Fortia, a local representative of the rebel leadership in Misrata.
“With a little bit of help, we will be in Tripoli very soon. Very soon means days,” Fortia told reporters after the meeting. “We are here in France to discuss how we can do the job.” Read full story here.
5:02am: The White House says it is up to the Libyan people to decide whether longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi can stay in Libya if he steps down from power.
White House spokesman Jay Carney says the U.S. continues to believe that Gadhafi has lost legitimacy and needs to give up power. But he says the U.S. will not make a determination about where Gadhafi should go if that happens.
Carney’s comments come as France’s foreign minister suggested a possible way to end the conflict in Libya would be to allow Gadhafi to stay in his country if he steps down. Gadhafi insists he will neither step down nor flee the country he has led for four decades.
Slovenia announced on Wednesday that it recognizes the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people.The Slovenian government made the announcement two days after its Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar said in Brussels that Slovenia may recognize the Benghazi-based Libyan rebel forces after elections are held in Libya.
Addressing an EU foreign ministers meeting, Zbogar said that the recognition of the NTC should be uniform throughout the European Union and that the legal framework for recognizing the Libyan rebels should be harmonized.
Also on Wednesday, Slovenian Foreign Ministry State Secretary Dragoljuba Bencina left for Benghazi, taking with her a large shipment of medicine, according to the Slovenian Press Agency.
8:28am: Libya’s rebels asked France for extra arms to help them overrun Tripoli within “days”, as they ramped up a pre-Ramadan offensive that has Moamer Qadhafi’s troops on the run in the east.The request was made in Paris on Wednesday to French President Nicolas Sarkozy by military leaders from the rebel-held city of Misrata, a member of their delegation said.
Sarkozy held talks at his Elysee presidential palace with rebel General Ramadan Zarmuh, Colonel Ahmed Hashem and Colonel Brahim Betal Mal, as well as Suleiman Fortia, a local representative of the rebel leadership in Misrata.
“With a little bit of help, we will be in Tripoli very soon. Very soon means days,” Fortia told reporters after the meeting. “We are here in France to discuss how we can do the job.” Read full story here.
5:02am: The White House says it is up to the Libyan people to decide whether longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi can stay in Libya if he steps down from power.White House spokesman Jay Carney says the U.S. continues to believe that Gadhafi has lost legitimacy and needs to give up power. But he says the U.S. will not make a determination about where Gadhafi should go if that happens.
Carney’s comments come as France’s foreign minister suggested a possible way to end the conflict in Libya would be to allow Gadhafi to stay in his country if he steps down. Gadhafi insists he will neither step down nor flee the country he has led for four decades.
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