European nations took actions to isolate the regime of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi with France officially recognising the rebel group in Libya on 10 March 2011. Britain pressed for the imposition of a no-fly zone and Germany freezed assets worth billions. In fact, France became the first country to recognize the Libyan opposition’s Interim Governing Council.
In a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels Britain along with Germany pressed the 24-nation European Union to urge Gaddafi to step down. Moreover, defence ministers from the NATO states discussed the no-fly zone proposal.
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