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Nato leaders in new diplomatic push on Libya | Nato leaders in new diplomatic push on Libya |
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is meeting Nato and Arab diplomats in Turkey to seek a solution to the crisis in Libya. | |
The gathering of the Libya Contact Group, the fourth since March, will also discuss aid to the rebels. | |
The group of 15 includes UK Foreign Secretary William Hague, Italy's Franco Frattini, and Alain Juppe of France. | The group of 15 includes UK Foreign Secretary William Hague, Italy's Franco Frattini, and Alain Juppe of France. |
Mr Juppe has this week been talking up prospects of a political solution based on contacts with Col Muammar Gaddafi. | |
France played a key role in launching Nato-led strikes in Libya, under a UN-mandated mission to protect civilians. | France played a key role in launching Nato-led strikes in Libya, under a UN-mandated mission to protect civilians. |
'After Gaddafi' | |
A senior US official travelling with Mrs Clinton was quoted by Reuters as saying: "Countries are starting to look past Gaddafi. | A senior US official travelling with Mrs Clinton was quoted by Reuters as saying: "Countries are starting to look past Gaddafi. |
"He's going to go, and the meeting can be a useful place to take stock of and prepare for that transition." | "He's going to go, and the meeting can be a useful place to take stock of and prepare for that transition." |
The meeting will explore measures to increase the pressure on the Libyan regime, such as constraining government broadcasting. It will also look at a progress report on the Libyan opposition's plans for progress to democracy. | |
Representatives of the Benghazi-based National Transitional Council will be at the meeting, but invitations to China and Russia were both declined. | Representatives of the Benghazi-based National Transitional Council will be at the meeting, but invitations to China and Russia were both declined. |
Fuel crisis | |
The conflict in Libya appears to be in a protracted stalemate. Rebels are holding eastern Libya and pockets in the west. | |
Col Gaddafi remains entrenched in the capital Tripoli, despite a Nato bombing campaign of more than 6,000 sorties against regime forces. | |
International sanctions have also been imposed and international arrest warrants issued against leading figures in the Libyan regime. | |
In Tripoli, Col Gaddafi's government has been holding crisis talks over the supply of fuel to the country. | |
After the meeting Prime Minister al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi signalled the end of Italy's 30bn Euro (£26bn) investment in the country and called on new partners to join them in the exploration and refining of crude oil. | |
In the capital, the queues at the petrol pumps now stretch over a mile. It is being reported that a key pipeline to the city has been cut by the rebels. |