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Saturday, February 23, 2013

France: Paris talks centered on security of Libya

Laurent Fabius (INTERMEDIATE/REUTERS)

Despite the goodwill and talent of its leaders, there is not enough security in Libya. "
Paris (Reuters)-France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Sunday said talks with Libya antarpejabat high Western diplomats in Paris this week will be centered on security issues following the overthrow of Moamar Gaddafi.

"Despite the goodwill and talent of its leaders, there is not enough security in Libya," Fabius said on BFM Television ahead of the talks on Tuesday, reported AFP.

"Meeting on Tuesday aiming to help them control their borders, to give them support in order to prevent the arms moving in all directions," he said.

Fabius will join in the talks along with the Abkhaz from Libya, Mohamed Abdulaziz, the Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom, Italy, Denmark, Turkey and Malta as well as high officials from Libya.

Senior diplomats from other countries will also take part. The Conference will be followed by the visit of the Prime Minister of Libya Ali Zeidan to Paris, Wednesday, to meet with President Francois Hollande.

Efforts to revive the economy will also be discussed, Libya when Libya some Ministers met on Monday evening with the head of France's business.

Diplomatic sources said the talks were a result of serious concerns over the security of Libya, including a flood of weapons from storage places Gaddafi across the region since the collapse of the regime's leaders.

"The bad news is that there is a real security risk in Libya, the good news is that Libya is not in denial. They want us to offer solutions on them, "said one diplomatic source.

The guerrillas who ruled Mali last year was one of a number of parties are believed to benefit from looting the Armory Gaddafi. (G003/B002)



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