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Japan and the Middle East

My hon. Friend asks an extremely good question. Those discussions are actually ongoing, and the UN Security Council is meeting as we speak. I think that those who have been sceptical about needing to take further action will be struck by what the Arab League and the Gulf Co-operation Council have said, and by what the Libyan opposition themselves have said. If we were having this argument and the Arab League was saying, ““No, stay out, don't help””, that would be a different situation, but that is not the case. I hope that the Brazilians and others will look at what the Arab League is saying and say, ““Actually, this is a different situation and we need to give our support.””