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Proceeding contribution from Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 28 March 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Libya/European Council.


Libya/European Council

My hon. Friend asks the extremely difficult and very good question, because it is unclear what will happen next. People did not predict the rush to Benghazi, and nor did they predict the rush back from Benghazi. They did not predict that the rebels would be so effective at knocking the Gaddafi regime out of all those coastal towns, including the key oil installations, so it is difficult to have an absolutely clear picture of what will happen next. I think that what we should hold true to is the very strong UN Security Council resolution that is about a no-fly zone, about protecting civilians and about getting humanitarian aid in. To comply with that, Gaddafi must comply with all the things in the resolution and with what the President of the United States set out in his statement. I see no sign of that happening and, as that is not happening, we are right to go on enforcing the resolution.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
526 c46 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed conflict Human rights International assistance EU internal trade International cooperation Economic and monetary union EU economic policy Japan Politics and government UN resolutions NATO European Council Earthquakes Libya International Red Cross Military intervention UN Security Council European financial stabilisation mechanism
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