Washington. .- 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 that while it is still finalizing the process of imposing sanctions, already has frozen arms sales to Libya, until now under consideration, and " very limited "military cooperation between the two countries.
In addition, USA. UU. coordinates the multilateral sanctions with allies, said Carney. Among the measures under consideration to make the Gaddafi regime "accountable," including imposing an arms embargo and the freezing of funds of the scheme. Under the coordination process, the U.S. president will meet next Monday with UN secretary general, Ban Ki Moon, the White House spokesman said.
The announcement of the measures came just an hour after he left a plane with the last Americans evacuated from Libya, including the latest diplomatic presence in the country. After the departure of the aircraft, and the arrival in Malta of a ferry with most U.S. citizens evacuated, the U.S.
Embassy. UU. Tripoli has been "closed," said the spokesman, until further notice once normalcy is restored in the country. On Thursday, the State Department urged U.S. citizens to leave Libya immediately. About the simultaneity of the evacuation with the announcement of sanctions, the presidential spokesman hinted that the White House has deferred the imposition of sanctions to be sure that its citizens were safe.
"Our focus is our obligation to ensure the safety of U.S. citizens and ensure that the measures we take are appropriate. These are the principles which have guided" behavior of the U.S. government since the crisis began eleven days ago he said. According to him, "Gadhafi has lost the confidence of its people, is overseeing a brutal violence against his people and has lost all legitimacy in the eyes of his people." The spokesman did not ask directly the progress of the Libyan leader, which, he said, "must decide its citizens," but said "it is clear that the majority of the population has expressed that the continued use of violence, the clear violations human rights are totally unacceptable.
" "The current situation is neither sustainable nor acceptable," he said Carney. 
In addition, USA. UU. coordinates the multilateral sanctions with allies, said Carney. Among the measures under consideration to make the Gaddafi regime "accountable," including imposing an arms embargo and the freezing of funds of the scheme. Under the coordination process, the U.S. president will meet next Monday with UN secretary general, Ban Ki Moon, the White House spokesman said.
The announcement of the measures came just an hour after he left a plane with the last Americans evacuated from Libya, including the latest diplomatic presence in the country. After the departure of the aircraft, and the arrival in Malta of a ferry with most U.S. citizens evacuated, the U.S.
Embassy. UU. Tripoli has been "closed," said the spokesman, until further notice once normalcy is restored in the country. On Thursday, the State Department urged U.S. citizens to leave Libya immediately. About the simultaneity of the evacuation with the announcement of sanctions, the presidential spokesman hinted that the White House has deferred the imposition of sanctions to be sure that its citizens were safe.
"Our focus is our obligation to ensure the safety of U.S. citizens and ensure that the measures we take are appropriate. These are the principles which have guided" behavior of the U.S. government since the crisis began eleven days ago he said. According to him, "Gadhafi has lost the confidence of its people, is overseeing a brutal violence against his people and has lost all legitimacy in the eyes of his people." The spokesman did not ask directly the progress of the Libyan leader, which, he said, "must decide its citizens," but said "it is clear that the majority of the population has expressed that the continued use of violence, the clear violations human rights are totally unacceptable.
" "The current situation is neither sustainable nor acceptable," he said Carney.
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