الثلاثاء، 25 أكتوبر 2011

U.S. Defense Secretary: NATO's mission in Libya may continue

Said U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Tuesday that despite the death of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and the Declaration of the Transitional Authority Liberation of Libya in full, but the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) had not finished his mission in Libya as quickly as expected and Panetta said - at a press conference held Tuesday in the Japanese capital Tokyo visit her - saying that the Libyan National Transition Council is willing to stay the NATO forces in the present time.
He said: "I noticed today that there are many of the comments from some leaders, Libya's current request from NATO to extend its mission during this transitional phase, which is seeking the Council (IGC) to build rules for the rule of Ibiaouma that Panetta said that the decision to the survival of NATO in Libya, whether or not to refer to the Alliance indicating that the United States seeks to strengthen its relations with the Libyan army in the long run.
He explained that the attention was focused at the moment to seek in the way of response to the crisis experienced by Libya by the conflict, which lasted over the last eight months between the rebels and al-Gaddafi, which is compounded over time, despite the fighting stops, and comes despite the recommendation of Admiral James Stavridis, Commander of NATO forces to end mission by Oct. 31 of which met with initial approval by the Ministers of NATO.
On the other hand replies NATO, "NATO" with caution the request of one of the members of the Transitional National Assembly to extend the NATO mission in Libya, explaining that it will be consultation with the Libyan authorities new on ways to end this mission, said NATO official said in remarks reported by Radio "Sawa" U.S. Tuesday, "It is not know whether the statement on the Altarhuni Minister of Oil and Finance in the Executive Office of the Council extended the mandate of the Transitional National Alliance is a formal request from the Council. "
He added that NATO will be close consultations with the United Nations and the Transitional National Assembly before a final decision in this Alomarwkan Altarhuni had said - earlier Tuesday - the new Libyan authorities that want to extend the mission of NATO in Libya, "at least a month."The statement Altarhuni after four days of the Declaration of intent to end the NATO mission in Libya at the end of October, is scheduled to convene the Council of NATO, which includes the ambassadors of the 28 member meeting Wednesday in Brussels to take a formal decision in this regard

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