Call for new UN resolution on Libya
A diplomat has said a global conference on the future of Libya will urge the UN Security Council to press ahead with a new resolution that would help free up billions in frozen Libyan assets worldwide.
The diplomat, who requested anonymity to discuss details before publication of the summit’s conclusions, said participants would vow to put the United Nations at the centre of co-ordinating future assistance to Libya.
Details were contained in a draft of a planned joint statement from British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the hosts of the Paris talks.
Mr Cameron and President Sarkozy were also calling on more countries and international bodies to recognise the National Transitional Council, whose leaders were attending, as Libya’s legitimate government.
