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Libya calls for 'immediate ceasefire'
[Iran Press TV] The Libyan prime minister says the government is ready to accept a ceasefire should NATO...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the style of the American pants... stop its air attacks on the North African country. Baghdadi Mahmudi said on Sunday that Libya is keen for "an immediate ceasefire to coincide with a stop to the NATO bombardment and the acceptance of international observers," AFP reported. The premier made the remarks after he met with UN special envoy to Libya Abdul-Ilah al-Khatib, who is on a mission to the African country to broker a ceasefire to put an end to several months of fighting between the loyalists of ruler Muammar Qadaffy and opposition forces. UN chief  the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon had earlier urged Mahmudi to stop killing civilians and called for "immediate verifiable ceasefire negotiations towards the peaceful resolution of the conflict and unimpeded access to humanitarian workers." As the UN envoy arrived in Libya, NATO warplanes bombarded several regions including the city of Aziziyah southwest of Tripoli. Mahmudi has accused NATO of "political liquidations, the unjust maritime siege, bombing of civilian sites and destruction of infrastructure." Meanwhile, ...back at the fist fight, Jake ducked another roundhouse, then parried with his left, then with his right, finally with his chin... Perfidious Albion's chief of the Defense Staff said NATO must intensify its military campaign in Libya to remove Qadaffy from power. General Richards says although the attacks do not target Qadaffy himself, if he were killed in one of the raids, it would be "within the rules." Posted by: Fred 2011-05-16 |
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