Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Obama is necessary "to prevent further violence" in Libya

Washington. .- The President of the United States, Barack Obama, and Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, have agreed on the need to stop "further violence" of the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, to protect the population and and to establish responsibility for the violation of human rights.

In a telephone conversation, Obama praised the readiness of Canada to join international sanctions against the Libyan Government, as well as humanitarian relief efforts to alleviate the needs of the population. The two leaders "agreed to consider other options, if necessary," according to the statement released by the White House.

In addition, both Obama and Harper "expressed their commitment to work together to help Egypt and Tunisia to develop a successful and peaceful process of democratic transition and other countries in the region to undertake meaningful reforms."

No comments:

Post a Comment