Thursday, May 12, 2011

The EU opened an office in Benghazi

The European Union plans to open an office in the Libyan capital of the rebels, Benghazi, as confirmed by the very head of EU diplomacy, Catherine Ashton. "We will open an office as discussed so far and especially to support the civilian population and to the National Transition Council", he explained Ashton, who has detailed below the EU support the reform include helping insurgents and establish new institutions.

"Support for Libyan society and help them build their future," insisted the EU High Representative for a debate in Parliament. "In Libya, many people have heard for the first time the word 'Constitution' referring to his country. I had long wanted to end the Libyan regime and Europe wants to contribute to building a full democracy," he added, according to the agency Efe.

Ashton, who has reiterated that Muammar Gaddafi "must leave" power, he pointed out that "everything the EU does in Libya follows the thread of human rights." The High Representative has emphasized "working together" of the Twenty with NATO in response to criticism by the European Parliament on the internal division among EU governments about the military mission in Libya.

Ashton has reiterated that it remains in contact with both the Libyan National Transition Council, as with the Arab League, African Union and the Islamic Confederation

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