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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 30 March 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Libya (London Conference).


Libya (London Conference)

That is a fair question. The mention of Benghazi is a product of the days in which the UN resolution was drafted and agreed at the UN Security Council, when the most specific threat to the largest number of people was to the civilian population of Benghazi. My hon. Friend will remember that at that time the Gaddafi forces were advancing rapidly on it, so when the resolution was agreed it was easy to put Benghazi in it. As he knows from reading that paragraph, its provisions apply to all the other civilian-populated areas of Libya; the inclusion of Benghazi was not meant to exclude any other areas.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
526 c362 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed conflict Human rights International assistance Politics and government UN resolutions NATO Libya Military intervention Conferences
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk