Sarkozy: New Libya 1/9/11 Global Conference Ends Civilisations' Clash, starts Democracy UN Coalition

*Paris/Elysee Palace/Angelo Marcopolo/- The September 1st, 2011 International Conference for "support to New Libya", attended by more than 60 Heads of State/Government, Ministers and Leaders of International Organizations from all over the World, including UNO, with a clear Majority from African, Asian or even Latinoamerican Countries (See infra), marks the end of any Shock of Civilisations and the begining of a Coalition for Democracy and Freedom; stressed in substance French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in a concluding Press Conference, speaking at an Historic moment, shortly before the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, side by side with CNT's Head Abdel Jalil and Qatar's Cheikh Al Thani, together with UK Prime Minister David Cameron and UNO's Secretary General Ban Ki Moon from Korea, and this appeared corroborated by several concrete facts on various aspects of the exceptional event :

- "First of all, I want to stress that, in our view, this meeting Marks the Refusal of any Clash between the West and the East  : We had, accross that Table, Arab Countries, African Countries, European Countries, Western Countries, etc, who spoke one and the same Language. It's not at all a Fatality to oppose the West to the East", the French President highlighted from the outset.

>>> Facts speaking by themselves, "EuroFora" counted among the Participants in Paris' Elysée Palace a clear Majority of African and Asian or even Latinoamerican Countries : more than 34 or 35, compared to so-called "Western" Countries : 23 or 24 !

  I.e. from Africa : Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco,  Algeria, Libya,  Mali, Senegal, Gabon, Mavritania, Niger, Tchad, Ethiopia, Sudan, etc, including Arab Ligue's new Secretary General Nabil El Araby, African Union Commission's President Jean Ping, and Union for the Mediterranean's Secretary General Yussef Amrani.

+ From Asia : Libanon, Jordany, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Bahrein, India, China, Japan, Iraq, Turkey, Koweit, South Korea, etc, including Gulf Arab States' Cooperation Council's (CCEAG) Secretary General Abdullatif Bin Rashid Al Zayani, and Islamic Cooperation Organization's Political Director, Habib Kaabachi, etc.

To that might be added even .. Latinoamerican Counties as Colombia, Brazil, etc. (and, perhaps culturally, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in majoriy a Muslim country), etc.

"Western" Countries, even if important, are  just a (strong) Minority : From Europe, EU Countries Germany, France, the UK,  Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Romania, Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Denmark, Portugal, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Malta, etc., including EU itself, togeher with Norway and Switzerland, but also Russia, etc. As well as the USA, Canada and Australia, etc.  including NATO's Secretary Generalé Anders Fogh Rasmussen, (from Denmark).Last but not least, to all this was actively added also UNO's Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, (from Korea).

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- "This goes at the same time with the affirmation that the Values of Democracy are absolutely Universal, and are valid for Arab Peoples, as well as for European Peoples, for African Peoples, as well as for Western People : That's a Right" for all of them, Sarkozy added.

- "Moreover, between the intervention in the Ivory Coast and the military intervention in Libya, we wish for that to be the Start of a Policy, authorised by the United Nations, which puts Military Force to the Service of Protecting People who risk to be martyrized by their own Leader". F.ex. "Tens of Thousands of Lives were Saved in Libya thanks to that (International) intervention", he observed, anouncing a new period from the practical point of view, i.e. for implementation of declarations about elementary principles and values, too, which are no more due to remain only theoretical...

- In this regard, "we were really glad, both (British Prime Minister) David Cameron, and myself, to have, from the very start of the 1st Day of the Military Intervention (just with Airplanes/Helicopters/Ships, without putting any troops at all on the ground : a crystal-clear originality of the 2011 International, UN-sponsored operation in Libya), among the Coalition Countries, also 3 Arab Countries, which had the Courage to undertake their Responsibilities : Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Jordany", he reminded.

- "Let things be crystal-clear : We wouldn't have intervened without UNO's Resolution", he underlined, pointing also at the participation, of UNO's Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, (both at the crucial, initial International Summit of EU - USA - Arab Ligue etc.to help the Libyan People, back on the 19th of March, and to the concluding, September 1st, larger International Conference to support New Libya).
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- "Last time we met here, in Paris, Gaddafi's Tanks were at the Gates of Benghazi, and Gaddafi had openly vowed to hunt down and kill his own People, as he called them "Black Rats". A Massacer loomed", reminded Brittish Prime Minister David Cameron, (who co-chaired, together with Sarkozy, the Paris' Confernce on New Libya). But, "5 Months later, the Libyan People have taken their Country back. Accross Libya, Millions of Libyans are enjoying Aid (a Muslim Religious feast), for the 1st time, Free from a vicious Dictatorship".

- "We are here Today to show our strong Solidarity with the Libyan People. I'm proud for what the British Forces did, together with our Allies, and, as Nicolas rightfully said, the Qataris, the Emiratis and the Jordanians played such an Important Role, but we shouldn't forget as well the vital role the Americans also played, as part of NATO's Mission to protect Libyans from Gaddafi's Murderous Attacks"

- "But, let us be clear : It is the Libyan People who have Liberated Libya :  The Citizens of Misrata who stood out against a murderous Siege ; the People of Zawiya who  faced overwhelming force when they came back to Liberate their City from Gaddafi's Forces; The Fighters of  Djebel Nafoussa, who took Shelter at their Ancestral Rocks and their Ancestors' Caves, and, then, fought back to Liberate Tripoli ; and, of course, the People of Benghazi, who threw out Oppression from their City ; We paid Tribute to your Bravery, and to the many who lost their Lives or have been injured"

- "The Nations present here today, have pledged a Commitment to International Law, Justice and Accountability". But, "Freedom in Tripoli is bringing to Light Evidence of unspeakable Crimes : Unarmed People shot;l People burned and tortured, and we must think at all those who have suffered. And we must be clear : These Crimes must be investigated and those Guilty brought to Justice", Cameron stressed.


- "Libyan People deserve our Support, and it's a honour to work together with all you and with all that are here today, especially, as I've said (See supra), the Qataris, the Emiratis and the Jordanians, and particularly with President Abdel Jall and the Prime Minister Jibril who worked so hard in the National Transition Council, and also  (French) President Sarkozy who has done so much to bring Together this Coalition which Combines East and West, North and South, Muslims, Christians and many Others,  in this Coalition that is, I think, in the brink of Success", he concluded.

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NTC's President, Moustafa Abdel Jalil, affirmed, "first of all, that the Libyan People, on whom you betted and who roved to all the World that he wanted Freedom, Democracy, is a Muslim People who respects all its Commitments, insists on respect of Dignity, Liberty and Honour. We betted on this People, when we asked from the International Community to work in order to give to this People its Freedom in order to be able to express its Aspirations in the Western Zones of the Country. Once the Northern and Eastern Zones were Liberated, we've asked from the International Community, when the Gaddafi's Regime had surrounded a certain number of Cities, to Protect these Citizens who wanted to express themselves freely. We've taken that Challenge and we Won : Misrata resisted, Djebel Gharbi, the Western Mountains resisted. Zouara and Misrata have finaly given an example of Sacrifice. Tripoli, finaly, revolted, and you have probably seen how Libyan People, Revolutionaries all together, have worked. And that was the 1st Challenge"


+ "The 2nd Challenge : The International Community, in all its components, starting by the Gulf's (Arab States') Cooperation Council, crossing through the Arab Ligue, then the European Union, the Islamic Cooperation Conference, the UNO, all have betted on the Libyans, and adopted the Resolutions 1970 - on "Freezing" the Assets (of Gaddafi's Regime) - and 1973 - imposing the AirFlight Blocus by all necessay means - and entrusted the task to implement this (UNO) Resolution to NATO in order to set up a Military Protection which saved the Libyan People from a Catastrophe that Histiory would have never forgotten".


- "The World made a bet on Libyans, and Libyans proved their Courage and Determination, by Realizing their Aspirations until now. I'd like to address myself to the Libyan People, in order to say, as we have also betted on you, as the International Community has betted on you, things are, Today, in your Hands in order to Prove several Points :

- "First, that we respect our Commitments. Second, in order to instal Stability and Peace inside Libya itself. Third, Pardon, Tolerance and to let the Law speak and rule. You have seen how Mouamar Gaddafi put Car Tires around Revolutionaries and set Fire ; you have seen the Rapes, you have seen the Sufferings of Children : We are going to let History Judge. After all, Islam encourages Pardon, Reconciliation, and there is Law that we must valorize and respect".

- "I'd like to thank the International Community for all its Encouraghements. We think that these Measures are absolutely Essential'. In particular, "the Coalition (Unity) of all these Countries from the East and the West, from the North and the South, in order to stand side by side with Law, with Justice, is extremely important", Libyan CNT President Abdel Jalil stressed. "Libya is part of that International Community which wants Peace, Stability and Justice everywhere in the World".

- "I'd like to Thank all those who worked for that : I'd like to salute the President of the French Republic Nicolas Sarkozy. I'd like to salute David Cameron, Cheikh Harnad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, our allies from Jordan, the United Arab Emirates; the U.S., the Italians, etc. who have always participated in NATO's action to allow to the Libyan People to do what it was able to do", President Abdel Jalil concluded.

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Qatar's Head, the impressively huge Cheich Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, also "thanked President Nicolas Sarkozy for the way that he headed this extremely important Conference, in particular during this period when the Libyan People wants its Independence and Full Liberty", observing that; "without NATO's Help, we couldn't have liberated the Libyan People". Because,"perhaps, Arab Ligue wasn't sufficiently active : The Armies of Arab Countries, the Aviation of Arab Countries, could have helped and could, may be, even be able to lead that action without NATO's Help, but this didn't happen", he regretted. "That's why, the Help asked from NATO was imposed, in our view, as a Legitimate Duty to Support, Protect and Help a People who wanted to recover its Freedom and its Dignity".


- "At the beginning of his intervention, President Sarkozy spoke about "East and West". Personally, I believe that there is No Antithesis between the East and the West !", he stressed. "A clash was due into Wars, from one side and from another, and it's that which had provoked, in the Past, Conflicts between the East and the West". But, on the contrary, "when the USA came to help Bosnia", (back in the 1990ies), "the World expressed its satisfaction, all the Countries in the World, including the Arab and Muslim Countries", he reminded. - "Similarly, that's what happened also (now, on 2011), when it was about helping the Libyan People :"


- "Do you remember of any Demonstration in an Arab and Muslim Country against this NATO intervention ? Does anyone among you remember of at least one such Demonstration ?", Qatar's Head wondered, looking at more than 100 Journalists of the International Press, from all over the World, physically present at the Press Conference Room, which was directly watched by another 300 Journalists more, at the nearby "Marigny" Palace, looking and hearing what was happening through many internal circuit TV Screens, (i.e. more than 400 in total)..


- "'The Countries who helped the Libyan People were Not Conquerors, and that must not be forgotten. That is being Proved Today, and that will be proved after the total Liberation of Libya", Khalifa Al-Thani pointed out. "And as (Libyan TNC) President Abdel Jalil said, expressing his wish to see Libyan People avoid vengenace, it's Libyans themselves who are going to Decide for their Future : Things are in their Hands !", he concluded.
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    - UNO's Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, "Welcome(d) the Broad participation of the whole International community :" I.e. "the member Countries who have been supportive and active, or those countries which have even been reluctant in joining the coalition forces to bring about Peace and Freedom and Security to the Libyan People", as he observed.
=> - "It sends a strong and unmistakable signal of International Unity in Support of Our Work for a Democratic and stable Libya. I would like to particularly commend the leadership and determined Courage of the People of Libya, led by Chairman [Mustafa Abdel] Jalil and also Prime Minister [Mahmoud] Jibril", UNO's Head added


- "All agreed that, at this critical time, the Whole International Community must work Together and speak with One voice with an effective and well-Coordinated programme of action. All agreed, as well, that the United Nations should lead this campaign", Ban Ki Moon stressed.

- Reminding "the 1st Meeting (on March 19th : See "EuroFora"s NewsReport from the spot) convoked by President Sarkozy when a Humanitarian Tragedy risked to become Catastrophic, ready to burst out in Benghazi", he pointed out that "that meeting was the Starting point for the International Action in order to Prevent a Massacer of Libyan Civilians".


+"I am sure that our meeting of Today (1st September 2011) will result in a Consensus equally important for the Period to come". - "Let me emphasize 2 things : "

- "First, the principle of National Ownership : -  Libya's Future is for the Libyan People to decide and determine... The future destiny of Libya must firmly rest in the hands of the Libyan People", he stressed.  


- "Second, the importance of effective Coordination : ....- "Last Friday, I also hosted a meeting of leading representatives of the African Union, the European Union, the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. All agreed that, at this critical moment, the international community must come together with an effective, well-coordinated program of action... All agreed, as well, that the United Nations should lead that effort".


-  "United Nations are Ready. ... Our most important job will be to ensure that Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral efforts are Complementary and correspond to Libyan wishes....I rely on the full support of the International Community. We are working Together, in Partnership", so that "we can consider with Optimism the Entry of Libya into a New Era of its Modern History, a New Era of Democracy, Peace and Prosperity"


- "I intend to work closely with the (UN) Security Council in crafting a Mandate for a UN mission, with the express aim of beginning operations with minimum delay. And I count on Members of the Security Council to give us a Mandate as soon as possible". But, "in the meantime, my Humanitarian coordinator is today on the ground in Tripoli already", he observed.


- Last but not least, UNO's Head "informed" participants that he "intend(s) to invite (them) all to a High Level Meeting on Libya at the 20th of September, on the sidelines of the 65th Session of UNO's General Assembly" at New York.  This meeting will give an opportunity for an update on the situation and to better focus our efforts in supporting New Libya and its Citizens", Ban Ki Moon anounced.
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+ Replying to various Questions at the Press Conference in the end of the Summit, on whether they intend to obtain at the UNO a New Resolution to Unfreeze All Libyan Assets and Lift Sanctions with the Agreements of Russia, China and other Countries of  (UN) Security Council", by "overcoming (any) deep Division" reportedly existing in that body, particularly concerning those who opposed and criticized the NATO operation, taking it also as a pretext in order to block the Syrian issue, so that "assembling more Consensus to advance forward" has become necessary, Libyan CNT President Abdel Jalil pointed mainly to the position of the "International Community", and French President Sarkozy to the fact that "on the Ground, Libyan People were Liberated by themselves", while British Prime Minister Cameron reminded that the UNO SC Resolution 1973 on Libya had been adopted


- "The International Community appreciates our (CNT's) situation and has asked for the Allied Operation to continue", particularly after "having heard of Gaddafi son's Threats yesterday", while there are also some "New Intentions" expressed today, (f.ex. Russia's and other Countries' decision to recognize TNC as "the effective power" in LIbya : See other "EuroFora"s NewsReport, herewith), so that we appreciate the International Community's Help in this sense", replied Abdel Jalil.

- "Something extremely Important to understand in the Libyan Revolution process" is the fact that, "on the Ground, the Libyan People has liberated himself : They fought courageously, arms at their hands. We helped them, but they were Liberated themselves", stressed Sarkozy.

- Moreover, "we've all asked from the TNC to take care for its progressive Enlargement, during the Liberation of the Country, and they are doing that. But, how could we tel TNC to "Enlarge", without doing a similar move also ourselves in the (International) Coalition ?", he wondered. Thus, "when we first launched the Paris' Conference, back on March, (See "EuroFora"s NewsReport from the spot), we were, I think, just 21 Countries", while "Today (on September) we are 63" Countries, (i.e. X 300 % more !), he observed.

 + "Someone spoke about Algeria", but "the Algerian Foreign Minister was here. This is a move that we appreciated. He brought a warm Message on behalf of President Buteflika, that he transmitted to me. But China was also represented, India was represented, Russia was represented, Brazil was represented, (etc). We can't say that we didn't have any disagreement from at the beginning, otherwise, (French Foreign Minister) Mr. Juppé wouldn't have had some difficulties until he brillantly obtained the UN Security Council Resolution. But they came (now), and there is Progress. I'd say the same thing for South Africa, which wasn't present, (i.e.) that I'll contact President Zuma to convince him to help us. We need everybody. Libya needs all the World. Let's turn towards the Future, without being involved in Debates of the Past. Does this mean that we would have already agreed on the Next Resolution, because there will be another one ? The work is progressing", enigmatically but optimistically added Sarkozy.

+ "You evoked Syria : We had a long talk with the Prime Minister, M. Cameron. Without any doubt, this is something which must advance Faster, because there are People who are Dying in Syria, and the Syrian Regime has crossed the limits of the Unacceptable", he denounced. "But a Democratic Libya is a Chance for Tunisia, and, I also think, an opportunity for the Syrian Opposition, which has the Right to Freedom and to Democracy... Our work, now, will be to build Consensus in order to try to reinforce more the Sanctions, and become even more efficient", he anounced on Syria.

- "At any case, as far as it concerns France, we have decided to stand by the Arab People in their aspirations for Democracy, (and) we won't change Policy", Sarkozy promissed.
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- "You spoke about "Division" inside (UNO's) Security Council", but, "concerning Libya, there was a Resolution, No 1973, which was adopted by the UN SC with the support of the Arab Ligue", observed also in his reply Cameron. "We had that Will to Act, we had this Feeling of a Moral Obligation to avoid a Massacer in Benghazi, and we've been able to act".

+ "Of course, its Frustrating to see, Today, that we can't obtain a Stronger Resolution on Syria", because "I find that what is going on in Syria is Terrifying ! The World must stand up and speak out ! We need more Sanctions, (f.ex.) Travel Bans, Freezing of Assets, etc. What that Regime persists to do is Unacceptable !" Therefore, "Great Britain and France will continue to push for a Resolution", Cameron agreed with Sarkozy's voluntarism also for the immediate Future, particularly on Syria.

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    Finally, on the occasion of another Question about a possible Visit to Libya, if possible together with Cameron and Cheikh Khalifa Al-Thani,
    
    Sarkozy observed that, "in fact, what we did is, in substance, to try to Stand by the Arab People (protesting) in the Street. And what did it say, the Arab Street ?  It didn't say : -"Down with Israel". It didn't say : "Down with Europe".  It said : - "We want Democracy, we want Rule of Law, we want Good Schools for our Children and we want Economic Progress". "Some used to tell us, for such a long time, that when the Arab People gets down to the Street, it's only in order to support those who are the most Extremists. But we see that in Tunisia it's not the case. We see that in Egypt it's not the case. (And) we see that in Libya it's not the case !"

     - "So, if a Day we'll have the Chance to meet these Arab Peoples", it will be a great Honour and a great Joy. But, for a number of reasons, we haven't yet fixed a precise Date", (See other "EuroFora"'s NewsReport, herewith).

    => Last but not least, Sarkozy made it clear that "We have always, both David Cameron and myself, struggled against any Partition of Libya. The work which was done is for One and Democratic Libya". That's why "the Visite that we'd have made in Benghazi, ... appeared to us as a bad signal : A signal of Partition, in fact, which would have given the impression  that, betwee, the East and the West, between the North and the South of Libya, it would be Impossible to live Together. But, we wanted to transmit exactly a Different Message : That of Support to the NTC in Tripoli", i.e. in a United Country, as he explained in conclusion.
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Relevant International Conference's CONCLUSIONS :
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    + In this regard, the September 1st, 2011 International Conference to support "New Libya"s Conclusions stress from the outset that "with the Fall of Colonel Gaddafi certain, the participants (from 63 Countries and 8 International Organizations, including UNO's Head : See supra) expressed their Admiration for the Courage of the Libyan People, who have made Great Sacrifices in their Struggle to put an End to Decades of Oppression, and take control of their own Future".

    - "In view of the expectations expressed by the Libyan delegation, the
participants emphasised that the United Nations will play a central role in coordinating
International support for the political transition in Libya and the reconstruction of the
country. They welcomed the proposals to this effect put forward by UN Secretary-
General Ban Ki-Moon and expressed their support for a new UN Security Council
Resolution which will endorse these proposals".

    - Participants reiterate their commitment to continue to Protect civilians in Libya, in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions 1970 and 1973", and "committed their support for the Libyan-led transition and rebuilding
process to establish a Democratic, independent and United Libya".

    - But "they noted that as the Military operations draw to a Close and a New Phase begins, the Contact Group has fulfilled its goals and should be replaced by a "Group of Friends of the New Libya", the 1st Meeting of which will take place in New York at the end of September".

    +(See for more abstracts and infos from the September 1st International Conference also the other "EuroFora"s NewsReports from the event, herewith).
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    Last but not least, probably due to an artful play of Symbolism by Elysee Palace's Protocol, even the detail of placing ... Ethiopia's Foreign Minister Berhane Gebre-Christos, culturally a Greek Christian African, at the Head of the huge Table with 63 Delegations from all over the World, obviously added to the overall Ambiance of a Feast for the End of the infamous "Shock of Civilisations", notoriously exploited by a few Extremists and/or Turkey's attempt to manipulate Arabs (despite the unforgetable Destruction of the Arab Civilisation by the former Ottoman-Turc Empire's Military Invasion and Occupation, from which Arab People were liberated only after Hard Struggles and Sacrifices with the Help of European Countries), for its controversial and unpopular EU bid (See supra)....