Breaking News: Libya declares a ceasefire [has Gaddafi bottled it?]

[General Duke]

Libya declares an immediate ceasefire

Live • Stoppage of all military operations, foreign minister Koussa says

[General Duke]

Libya, after having seen the resolution, would like to explain the following.

 

As the country will try to deal with this resolution. Libya now has knowledge of this resolution, and according to article 25 of the UN charter, and taking into consideration that Libya is a full member of the UN, we accept that it is obliged to accept the security council resolution.

 

Therefore, Libya has decided an immediate ceasefire, and the stoppage of all military operations.

 

Libya takes great interest in protecting all civilians, and offering them all necessary humanitarian aid, and respecting all human rights, and obliging to the international and humanitarian laws and it is also obliged to protect all of the foreigners in Libya and protecting their assets.

 

In doing so, Libya is in accordance with the resolutions of the security council and the articles of the charter of the United Nations.

 

Libyan Foreign Minister

[General Duke]

We emphasise in the resolution 1973 for the year 2011, we emphasise and agree to the article regarding the protection of civilians and the territorial unity of Libya.

 

"And therefore, building on this, we are opening all dialogue channels with everyone interested in the territorial unity of Libya.

 

"And my country is very serious about continuing the development, economic, political, humanitarian and social development of the Libyan nation.

 

"And we have indeed taken serious steps in continuing this development for the good of the Libyan people. And we believe that this will take the country back to safety and security for all Libyans.

 

"We also express our sadness towards what the resolution has included, of procedures against the Libyan nation, such as the no-fly zone, which includes commercial and civilian flights.This will increase the suffering of the Libyan people, and will have a negative impact on the general life of Libyan people.

 

"The international community should have exempted civilians from the resolution to secure their quality of life.

 

"Also, the total and inclusive freezing of all Libyan assets and investments will have a very negative impact on normal Libyans and also on Libya's ability to fulfill its contracts locally and internationally.

 

"Libya also finds that its very strange that the UN allows in its resolution the use of military power and there are signs that this might indeed take place.

 

"This goes clearly against the UN Charter, and its a violation of the national sovereignty of Libya. And it's also in violation of Article 4(2) of the UN Charter.

 

"And finally, we insist and emphasise our request for all international governments, NGOs and others to check the facts on the ground by sending fact-finding missions so that they can take the right decision by seeing the facts on the ground.

 

Mousa Khousa, Libyan Foreign Minister

[General Duke]

Libya declares immediate ceasefire

 

Libya's foreign minister announces an end to military operations hours after the UN Security Council backs no-fly zone.

 

Libya has announced it will halt all military operations in the country following a decision by the United Nations Security Council to back a no-fly zone over the country.

 

Mussa Kussa, the Libyan foreign secretary, said his government was interested in protecting all civilians and foreigners in a statement televised on Friday.

 

He said Libya was disappointed over the agreement to install a no-fly zone.

 

More to follow.

[Som@li]

The mad man is afraid, finally he is coming into his senses ,he releases the end is near and It is real, the bombing will start. anytime now.

 

 

Like Charles Taylor, he will end up in Hague

[Ibtisam]

He is playing a game, they[west] can't attack him if he says he is ceasing fire because the resolution is limited.

 

I always thought he was crazy, if he is there are some smart people around him.

[General Duke]

Libya's ceasefire was announced shortly after Britain said it was sending fighter jets to Mediterranean bases [AFP]

[Bashiir]

"...International relations experts say the strategic move buys the regime of dictator Muammar Gaddafi breathing space as the UN-backed states must now agree on a response. Oliver Miles, former British ambassador to Libya, told Sky News: "I think he has taken a step that no one foresaw." "It is very difficult to read Gaddafi's mind but I think he sees this as a way of holding back the military attack..."

 

here

[General Duke]

Foreign minister announces end to military operations as Western forces prepare to enforce a UN-backed no-fly zone.

[Polanyi]

Smart move from GADDAFI.

[Suldaanka]

Gadaffi lost all credibility and legitimacy to rule Libya when he started bombarding and levelling Libyan cities and killed his own people.

 

I say let the West give the old dictator a taste of his own medicine.

[Che -Guevara]

Qaddafi is kickass. He's actually in Bengazhi now. I think they have underestimated him.

[The Zack]

Breaking News: French jets flying over Libya

 

Source - CNN

[Che -Guevara]

^The same French that offered to help Ben Ali in order to quell Tunisian protesters through use of violence-Lord Mercy.

[The Zack]

^Yup... but this is different game.