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Libya

Asked if Britain intended to drop its plans for a no-fly zone or whether a decision on whether to implement one was imminent, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) said today’s communiqu from the G8 welcomed the fact that the UN Security Council was urgently considering a wide range of measures to ensure the protection of the Libyan population from attack.

A no-fly zone was something we would need to agree on with international colleagues – we had been clear about that and what we thought should happen. We had been open about needing to discuss action with international partners and the fact that there needed to be international agreement. The international community had agreed various measures to bring pressure on the Gaddafi regime, including sanctions and an arms embargo and it was important as an international community we made sure the regime complied with those.

Asked if there had been any progress with a draft resolution, the PMS said that we continued to talk to colleagues. As the Prime Minister had said yesterday, we were working on the drafting of a resolution that would look at a range of options, including a no-fly zone and action on mercenaries.

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