

Sarkozy Diplomatic Sherpa Levite +UN PeaceKeeping uSG Le Roy to ERFRA on Rusia/China role on Libya+

*Paris/Elysee Palace/Angelo Marcopolo/- The importance of Russia and China's participation, tomorrow, to Paris' International Conference to support New Libya (See also other "EuroFora"s NewsReport today), co-organized by French President Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Cameron was highlighted also in short but topical statements to "EuroFora" by Sarkozy's Diplomatic Sherpa, David Levitte, UNO's underSecretary General for Peacekeeping operations Alain Le Roy, as well as Russian President Medvedev's envoy to Libya, Michael Margelov, President of Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee and former long-time Chairman of EDG Group in CoE's Assembly in Strasbourg (See also previous Margelov statements to "EuroFora") :
It's the 1st time that Russia and China will participate in a Paris' International Conference on Libya, since they had been absent in the March 19, crucial EU-USA/Canada-Arab Ligue-UNO Summit to help Libyan People, (See "EuroFora"s NewsReports from the event), but now they' anounced that they will be represented (China reportedy sending a Minister), as well as many other Countries who will be also present in such an event for the 1st time too, including f.ex. Turkey -whose Prime Minister Erdogan recently visited Libya to get a.. Gaddafi Prize for "Human Rights (sic !) and Cyprus, (who was earlier hesitant because of NATO's involvement, despite strategic UK Military Bases' use at the nearby island), at Foreign Ministers level both, etc.
Earlier today (see other "EuroFora"s NewsReport for more details), Sarkozy, indirectly but surely, highlighted the importance of Russia and China's participation in such collective moves, as well as South Africa's and certain other Key Countries, f.ex. when he stressed that France's active role in the Coalition's operation in Libya had been organized only at the basis of an "Explicit Mandate" with a "UNO's Security Council's Unanimous Resolution" to save Libyan people, earlier obtained by Foreign Minister Alain Juppé at New York, and that he "regretted" the fact that a similar move hadn't yet been able to occur also on Syria, despite "Massacers" , arrest, torture and muzling reportedly going by the Bashar Assad Regime, but launched a call to "fight for a Consensus" at UNO's SC.
UNO's decisions on Libya are also used for the urgent degel of at least part of Libyan State's Bank deposits around the World, which had been "freezed" since the beginning if the conflict as a part of Sanctions against the Colonel Gaddafi's regime. But degel decisions have already started to be taken, (mainly at 1,5 Million per Country 1st part), after the Rebels' succesful entry in Tripoli.
- "This time, China and Russia are going to be both present in Paris' Conference tomorrow (Thursday), and that's, indeed, important", stressed from the outset, speaking to "EuroFora", Sarkozy's Diplomatic Sherpa, the experienced David Levitte, (a long-time Ambassador to Washington DC, and also former President Chirac's adviser).
But Levitte appeared sincerely surprised and told us that he "didn't know" that Russian Envoy Margelov was due to arrive already Tonight, i.e. one Day Earlier..

- This was revealed to "EuroFora" by Margelov himself, who told us earlier, in a Phone Conversation, that he was already "crossing Airport Security check" in his way to Paris, where he felt that the fact that he would represent Russia. was "great".
Even if Russia hasn't yet officially recognized TNC, nevertheless, President Medvedev has recently sent Margelov to meet the Rebels' leadership at their initial Headquarters in Benghazi, followed by a trip to Tripoli, in an attempt to find a compromise for a Peaceful departure of Colonel Gaddafi, which faced, finally, a blunt refusal from the controversial General's entourage and personaly himself. The move was prepared as part of a Deal between Medvedev and Sarkozy, brokered on the sidelines of the recent G8 Heads of State/Government Summit at the End of May 2011, implying that Gaddafi should drop power and leave; (See "'EuroFora"s NewsReports from the spot).
But both China and Russia are notoriously concerned by the use of NATO's organization capabilities in Libya, and this, apparently remains a crucial point for them.But the possibility to use, if not for Libya now, at least for Syria a kind of Collective Peace-Keeping force, composed by all UN SC 5 Permanent Members, etc., wasn't rejected today by the competent UNO's Under-Secretary General, Alain le Roy, speaking to "EuroFora" :
On the contrary, Le Roy found that possibility eventualy "practical", and even added, positively :
- "I' am currently working very Well with the Russians, f.ex. on Helicopters, in South Sudan, as he revealed, smiling...
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The High-Tech, brand new Crisis' management Center (CMC) inaugurated Wednesday by French Minister Bernard Kouchner, fits well EU's Humanitarian and Security-Defence aims, revealed a gathering of the largest Group of MEPs (EPP) organised in Paris these days, to prepare the debate on French EU Presidency's priorities (July - December 2008), that President Nicolas Sarkozy will present next week in EU Parliament in Strasbourg.
Due to face a large spectrum of Crises : from Humanitarian (f.ex. Natural Catastrophes, evacuation of Civilians or rapatriation of expats, populations exposed to Hunger and/or risky Sanitary conditions, etc), to various consequencies of Terrorist threats, Armed conflicts, or of Peace-keeping operations, etc, and joining Geopolitics with Diplomacy, CMC is able to deal with urgencies in real time anywhere in the world, by concentrating qualified Experts and impressive High-Tech equipment (i.e. Giant Computer Screens working in parallel, Visio-conferences, Satellite connections, etc).

Kouchner stressed that "Humanitarian and Political considerations can co-exist in real practice, if each one respects its independence", and, speaking to EuroFora, underlined his intention to have special representatives in "Strategic" locations, creating a "Network", open particularly to European cooperation.

- "We must fill the gap in Europe's Civilian and Military capacities", declared earlier at Matignon, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, while EU Commissioners met with their counterparts among French Ministers.
This point was at the focus of European People Party's "'Study Days" in Paris, from 2 to 4 July 2008, entitled : "For a Safer Europe", with a central Debate on EU's Security and Defence policies, where EU Parliament's President, German MEP Hans Gert Poettering, French Minister of Defence Herve Morin, and the Chairman of EU's Defence Committee, MEP Karl von Vogaw, spoke before meeting with Sarkozy, Wednesday afternoon.
- "We need specifically European systems, including, f.ex. Satellite networks, etc", stressed the experienced Chairman Karl von Vogaw, speaking after the meeting with President Sarkozy to European Journalists from EuroNews, EuroPolitique and EuroFora.
- And there where "European forces are already gathered, (f.ex. in Cyprus, Balkans, Lebanon, etc), if new operations started, I'd prefer to see them under European command in Future", he added, in reply to questions on how to overcome problems raised by a 3rd Countries as Turkey.
Vogaw presented earlier, at EPP's plenary, a comprehensive Report on EU's Security and Defence policy, with a strong High-Tech component (including Satellites, UAV, protected Telecoms, Strategic Air and Sea Transports, Space assets, etc), sharp references to Political will and Historic necessities, while also stressing that EU must overcome the divide between Civilian and Military research and activities, making "a close cooperation between Civilian and Military means" a "specific" mark of Europe.
The experienced Top MEP, after helping to build the "EuroZone", as a long-time Chairman of EU Parliament's Economic Committee, has recently started to chair a brand new "Security and Defence Committee", aiming to build European Defence, as the 2nd task of his life, as he told earlier to EuroFora.

The Committee, chaired by Vogaw, will hear, next week in Strasbourg an Experts' view about on the French EU Chairmanship's priorities in ESDP on Wednesday, before President Sarkozy's plenary debate, exceptionally on Thursday.