Barcelona. .- The Libyan revolt has alerted half the world. Not only for being the bloodiest of the rebellions in northern Africa, but by the importance that the Libyan oil for Europe: Four-fifths of Libyan oil ends up in the old continent. So-economically, militarily and diplomatically, Libya is the first item on the agenda of the day.
Thus, the U.S. Government. UU. impose unilateral sanctions against Libya, and seek to coordinate international sanctions against the use of violence by the regime of Muammar Qaddafi, announced today the White House. In his daily briefing, the White House spokesman, Jay Carney, said among other things EE.
UU. has frozen arms sales to Libya and the "very limited" military cooperation between the two countries. "Gaddafi has lost the confidence of its people," he said. For his part, said in a statement, NATO said it will be well prepared for "any eventuality" in Libya and will continue following the situation in that country in coordination with other international organizations.
"We will continue consultations in order to be prepared for any eventuality," said the secretary general of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, in a brief statement after an emergency meeting at the headquarters of the Atlantic Council, the decision-making body of NATO. UN calls for "concrete action" The Security Council of the UN has begun an emergency meeting on the situation in Libya with an appeal from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, to take "concrete action" to stop the shedding blood in Morocco.
"It is time that the Security Council considers action. The next hours and days will be decisive for the future of Libya as well as for the entire region," said the top UN officials also informed that the balance of killed in Libya could reach thousands. In addition, the countries of the European Union have agreed to impose an arms embargo on Libya, as well as freezing assets and banning entry visas to Muammar Gaddafi and members of his inner circle.
Several community sources explained that the Twenty experts are working "full speed" in the details of these measures, such as the list of people who apply the sanctions. The EU is also preparing to implement a no-fly zone over Libya, pending a possible decision on Security Council UN to prevent attacks by warplanes against the population Gaddafi .
Technical community groups continue to work in consultation with EE. UU. and pending the meeting today of the Security Council of the UN, the sources added. In Washington, meanwhile, the U.S. president. UU., Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a telephone conversation discussed the options that both countries pose to "the Libyan government accountable for its actions" in the repression of social protests, the White House .
The conversation is part of a series of contacts to coordinate the international response to the crisis in the North African country, where Obama spoke on Thursday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the prime ministers of the United Kingdom and Italy, David Cameron and Silvio Berlusconi.
For his part, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, said in Ankara that the Libyan leader "must go", before the open crisis in the country by the violent repression against the popular uprising that erupted on 17 February and some sources believe that has already caused thousands of victims. 
Thus, the U.S. Government. UU. impose unilateral sanctions against Libya, and seek to coordinate international sanctions against the use of violence by the regime of Muammar Qaddafi, announced today the White House. In his daily briefing, the White House spokesman, Jay Carney, said among other things EE.
UU. has frozen arms sales to Libya and the "very limited" military cooperation between the two countries. "Gaddafi has lost the confidence of its people," he said. For his part, said in a statement, NATO said it will be well prepared for "any eventuality" in Libya and will continue following the situation in that country in coordination with other international organizations.
"We will continue consultations in order to be prepared for any eventuality," said the secretary general of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, in a brief statement after an emergency meeting at the headquarters of the Atlantic Council, the decision-making body of NATO. UN calls for "concrete action" The Security Council of the UN has begun an emergency meeting on the situation in Libya with an appeal from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, to take "concrete action" to stop the shedding blood in Morocco.
"It is time that the Security Council considers action. The next hours and days will be decisive for the future of Libya as well as for the entire region," said the top UN officials also informed that the balance of killed in Libya could reach thousands. In addition, the countries of the European Union have agreed to impose an arms embargo on Libya, as well as freezing assets and banning entry visas to Muammar Gaddafi and members of his inner circle.
Several community sources explained that the Twenty experts are working "full speed" in the details of these measures, such as the list of people who apply the sanctions. The EU is also preparing to implement a no-fly zone over Libya, pending a possible decision on Security Council UN to prevent attacks by warplanes against the population Gaddafi .
Technical community groups continue to work in consultation with EE. UU. and pending the meeting today of the Security Council of the UN, the sources added. In Washington, meanwhile, the U.S. president. UU., Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a telephone conversation discussed the options that both countries pose to "the Libyan government accountable for its actions" in the repression of social protests, the White House .
The conversation is part of a series of contacts to coordinate the international response to the crisis in the North African country, where Obama spoke on Thursday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the prime ministers of the United Kingdom and Italy, David Cameron and Silvio Berlusconi.
For his part, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, said in Ankara that the Libyan leader "must go", before the open crisis in the country by the violent repression against the popular uprising that erupted on 17 February and some sources believe that has already caused thousands of victims.
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