Six days after the start of the international operation on Libya, the countries members of NATO have reached agreement late on Thursday to take command of military action against Gaddafi's forces, which until now lead the U.S., France and the United Kingdom. However, NATO will only control the enforcement of the no-fly zone over heaven Libya, he assured the secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
He said the alliance's mandate does not go there, although NATO may also act in self defense. "We act as part of a wider international effort to protect civilians against the regime of Gaddafi," he continued. "Right now, there is still an operation of the coalition and NATO operation," he said, adding that talks were continuing.
In fact, the secretary general has stated that NATO is still considering whether to take a "wider responsibility." With this formula, the Atlantic alliance seems to save the reluctance of Turkey, which has been highly critical of Allied bombing and wanted to see avoided bombing ground targets.
The NATO decision was endorsed unanimously by the members of the European Union, despite internal divisions over the role of NATO and Germany declared skepticism. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has gone further in his statement and assured that the coordination of military intervention in Libya must be "highly political", even if it "falls on the machinery of the alliance." Also the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, supported the new role of NATO, considering that it is "well endowed" for the post.
"Today we have agreed with our partners to transfer control of the air exclusion zone over Libya and the 28 NATO allies have also authorized the military leaders to draw up an operational plan for the Alliance to take the broader mission of protection of civilians under resolution 1973, the Security Council of the UN, he said.
Just hours before the appearance of Rasmussen, Foreign Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoglu, moved that had reached a tentative agreement, after speaking by teleconference are their counterparts Hillary Clinton (USA), Alain Juppe (France) and William Hague ( UK). "The coalition established after the Paris meeting is going to abandon his mission as quickly as possible and hope the whole operation to NATO with a single control system," the Turkish foreign minister was quoted by news agency Anatolia, in response to questions from reporters in Ankara.
"The NATO countries agree to launch [the process] that will allow them to take over from the coalition on Monday or Tuesday," a diplomatic source said of the Atlantic Alliance in Brussels, quoted by AFP. U.S. sources quoted by the New York Times have expressed confidence that Washington can pass the military command of the mission in days.
The agreement provides, according to these sources, to separate political and military leadership of the operation. According to Paris-one of the most reluctant to cede control to the organism, the compromise provides that the alliance has control of the strictly military. "The command structure of NATO will be used to carry out the operations provided by the United Nations resolution, ie the no-fly zone and protection of the population," stated the Elysée in a statement.
The model would be similar to that of Afghanistan, the New York Times, where troops of the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force Security) are coordinated and commanded by the NATO military structures. The political leadership would be in the hands of a "contact group" that will bring together participating States "in the military operation on Libya, said a diplomatic source.
The group will also include Arab countries, Arab League and African Union. "France has led to the creation of a committee of political leadership," noted the statement from the presidency gala. Their first meeting is scheduled on Tuesday in London. However, the meetings of the ambassadors of the 28 member countries in Brussels have been extended well into the night.
Turkey was not invited to the Paris meeting, was unhappy with the proposed operating rules for air exclusion zone over the sky of Libya, insisting that they would avoid bombing ground targets, according to a senior diplomat. According to one diplomatic source, the commitment could be fixed with a formula that would allow that "countries that wish to carry out attacks on Libya to do so and those opposed, no." The first would be responsible for a wide no-fly zone, which would authorize the bombing of ground targets (bases, tanks and artillery ...), Gaddafi called 'no fly zone plus'.
The latter would be responsible only for air surveillance and air defense batteries. The representatives of NATO member states have negotiated in Brussels for seven days to try to agree on the exact role of the body. Until Thursday, had only been agreed to monitor the Libyan coast against arms trafficking and mercenaries.
Many countries insisted that the alliance take full management of operations. However, France, fearful of angering Arab countries, was reluctant. On Tuesday, Washington (willing to cede control of the intervention) said its president, Barack Obama, had spoken with his counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, and had agreed that NATO would have a "key role".
However, on Wednesday the meeting of member countries did not reach agreement, mainly due to the reluctance of Turkey, who had been critical of the coalition attacks. "The demands and concerns of Turkey have been heard," said on Thursday the Minister Davutoglu. His remarks have occurred just after the Turkish parliament would give the green light to Turkey's participation in operations in Libya, consisting of four frigates, a support vessel and a submarine under the command of NATO to ensure that is respected arms embargo imposed on Libya. 
He said the alliance's mandate does not go there, although NATO may also act in self defense. "We act as part of a wider international effort to protect civilians against the regime of Gaddafi," he continued. "Right now, there is still an operation of the coalition and NATO operation," he said, adding that talks were continuing.
In fact, the secretary general has stated that NATO is still considering whether to take a "wider responsibility." With this formula, the Atlantic alliance seems to save the reluctance of Turkey, which has been highly critical of Allied bombing and wanted to see avoided bombing ground targets.
The NATO decision was endorsed unanimously by the members of the European Union, despite internal divisions over the role of NATO and Germany declared skepticism. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has gone further in his statement and assured that the coordination of military intervention in Libya must be "highly political", even if it "falls on the machinery of the alliance." Also the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, supported the new role of NATO, considering that it is "well endowed" for the post.
"Today we have agreed with our partners to transfer control of the air exclusion zone over Libya and the 28 NATO allies have also authorized the military leaders to draw up an operational plan for the Alliance to take the broader mission of protection of civilians under resolution 1973, the Security Council of the UN, he said.
Just hours before the appearance of Rasmussen, Foreign Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoglu, moved that had reached a tentative agreement, after speaking by teleconference are their counterparts Hillary Clinton (USA), Alain Juppe (France) and William Hague ( UK). "The coalition established after the Paris meeting is going to abandon his mission as quickly as possible and hope the whole operation to NATO with a single control system," the Turkish foreign minister was quoted by news agency Anatolia, in response to questions from reporters in Ankara.
"The NATO countries agree to launch [the process] that will allow them to take over from the coalition on Monday or Tuesday," a diplomatic source said of the Atlantic Alliance in Brussels, quoted by AFP. U.S. sources quoted by the New York Times have expressed confidence that Washington can pass the military command of the mission in days.
The agreement provides, according to these sources, to separate political and military leadership of the operation. According to Paris-one of the most reluctant to cede control to the organism, the compromise provides that the alliance has control of the strictly military. "The command structure of NATO will be used to carry out the operations provided by the United Nations resolution, ie the no-fly zone and protection of the population," stated the Elysée in a statement.
The model would be similar to that of Afghanistan, the New York Times, where troops of the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force Security) are coordinated and commanded by the NATO military structures. The political leadership would be in the hands of a "contact group" that will bring together participating States "in the military operation on Libya, said a diplomatic source.
The group will also include Arab countries, Arab League and African Union. "France has led to the creation of a committee of political leadership," noted the statement from the presidency gala. Their first meeting is scheduled on Tuesday in London. However, the meetings of the ambassadors of the 28 member countries in Brussels have been extended well into the night.
Turkey was not invited to the Paris meeting, was unhappy with the proposed operating rules for air exclusion zone over the sky of Libya, insisting that they would avoid bombing ground targets, according to a senior diplomat. According to one diplomatic source, the commitment could be fixed with a formula that would allow that "countries that wish to carry out attacks on Libya to do so and those opposed, no." The first would be responsible for a wide no-fly zone, which would authorize the bombing of ground targets (bases, tanks and artillery ...), Gaddafi called 'no fly zone plus'.
The latter would be responsible only for air surveillance and air defense batteries. The representatives of NATO member states have negotiated in Brussels for seven days to try to agree on the exact role of the body. Until Thursday, had only been agreed to monitor the Libyan coast against arms trafficking and mercenaries.
Many countries insisted that the alliance take full management of operations. However, France, fearful of angering Arab countries, was reluctant. On Tuesday, Washington (willing to cede control of the intervention) said its president, Barack Obama, had spoken with his counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, and had agreed that NATO would have a "key role".
However, on Wednesday the meeting of member countries did not reach agreement, mainly due to the reluctance of Turkey, who had been critical of the coalition attacks. "The demands and concerns of Turkey have been heard," said on Thursday the Minister Davutoglu. His remarks have occurred just after the Turkish parliament would give the green light to Turkey's participation in operations in Libya, consisting of four frigates, a support vessel and a submarine under the command of NATO to ensure that is respected arms embargo imposed on Libya.
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