Sunday, February 27, 2011

Spain will ask NATO to deploy aircraft and ships off the coast of Libya

Madrid .- The Minister of Defence, Carme Chacón, today asked NATO to the deployment of AWACS surveillance aircraft early warning and the concentration of vessels to strengthen surveillance in the waters of the Central Mediterranean, off the coast of Libya. Defence Ministry sources have told Reuters that Chacon will make this request through the permanent ambassador of Spain to the Atlantic Alliance, Carlos Miranda, at the special meeting called for this afternoon by NATO.

This request, in line with demand for other countries, aims to intensify surveillance on the situation prevailing in Libya. It also claims that there is a preparedness for the possibility of evacuating citizens from member countries of NATO need to leave Libya.

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