Stop strikes before talks, says Libya PM

TRIPOLI – Libya will not begin talks on ending a conflict with rebels before Nato air strikes stop, and Muammar Gadafy’s leadership…

TRIPOLI – Libya will not begin talks on ending a conflict with rebels before Nato air strikes stop, and Muammar Gadafy’s leadership is not up for negotiation, the prime minister said yesterday.

“This aggression [air strikes] needs to stop immediately, without that we cannot have a dialogue, we cannot solve any problems in Libya,” Al-Baghdadi Ali Al-Mahmoudi told a news conference after talks with a visiting UN envoy. – (Reuters)

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