newsitems Sarkozy to EuroFora on Libyan People and EU/USA/Arab states United action +Greek Base issue
Sarkozy to EuroFora on Libyan People and EU/USA/Arab states United action +Greek Base issue
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Europeans are United to ask from colonel Kaddafi to immediately abandon power and leave, so that a free and Democratic Dialogue between all Libyan People's socio-political forces should start, while, together with USA, the Arab Ligue, UNO, etc., it's very important to note also the "Historic significance" of more Arab Countries' joining the common effort to help the Libyan People from violent attacks of the Kaddafi regime, stressed Sarkozy, who preferred, on the contrary, to downplay NATO's future role as "Technical" coordinator, and Turkey's last-minute U-turn, from initial opponent to late candidate dragging its feet, while keeping the "Political Direction" to the Coalition composed at the 19/3/2011 Paris' Summit (See "EuroFora"'s NewsReports from the spot).
-"About the Humanitarian (protection) Zone, Mr. President, it's (f.ex. Benghazi, etc) very close to EU Lands. Do you think that EU Member Countries as Italy, or, mainly Greece, (see MAP), could facilitate that, f.ex. for (AirPlanes') ravitaillement (Logistics, etc) ? Did they offer to do so, or not, f. ex. for (Airplanes') refuelling, etc. ?", "EuroFora" asked Sarkozy.
Meanwhile, Greece would be ready to provide to the Coalition, and in particular to French Airplanes, any such facility, incsding:for Ravitaillement (Logistics') Base, told to "EuroFora" both the Government Spokesman, George. Petalotes, and the Foreign Ministry's Spokesman, Grigoris Delivecuras :
Petalotes added that the Geographic Proximity of Greece to Banghazi etc. requires also a "Fair Share" of possible new immigrants, between EU Countries.
Delivecuras observed that, already the French AirCarrier "Charles de Gaulle" would soon be in Athen's FIR, and for the rest, if they really need and ask for it (i.e. for a Military Base, etc), normally, "there should be no problem" for it to be given.
The opposite would be, moreover, difficult to justify, for a European Country, as Greece, which already has a .. USA Basis in Crete, while it doesn't yet host any EU facility...
Last but, perhaps, not least, it's, precisely, at nearby Crete that Greece had notoriously installated several S300 from Russia, whose Radar Range dj(able to spot hostile >Missiles reportedly extends much further than the distance to Benghazi : up to 1000 km, compared to just 400 km, respectively.
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But NATO couldn't cover everything, among others also because Participants to the Paris Summit Coalition's operations are also Countries who are Not NATO Members, such as, f. ex. Qatar, United Arab Emirates, etc., the French President observed, while it's also true that several among EU Countries which politically supported today the Paris Summit's decisions are also No NATO Members (f.ex. Sweden, Austria, Finland, Ireland, Cyprus, etc.)
+ In particular, in addition to Qatar's 6 Airplanes, already engaged in the Libyan confict, the United Arab Emirates promised another 12, so that Arab Countries will have "18 Airplanes", "soon", Sarkozy observed.
So that "the Machinery of NATO" could be used just in order to "Technically coordinate" moves, f.ex. by "Dispathcing these or other Airplanes, from one Country or another, at one moment or another, particularly when the growing participation of various other countries will bring in more Airplanes, while 50% are French until now". On the contrary, "the Political coordination" should remain at the hands of the "Coalition" of the Paris' Summit to help the Libyan People (EU + USA/Canada + Arab Ligue, together with the UNO).
- Together with the "absolute Unity of the EU" (the only, slight "exception" among the 27 being ..Cyprus' President Chriostofias, who simply raised the question : - "What Next ?", i.e. after a possible Kaddafi's departure, etc., as Sarkozy revealed), in alliance with the USA and Canada, it's mainly the growing link with Arab Countries, and vis a vis the Arab civil society and People, that Sarkozy outlined as "very Important" for the Future.
It's the 1st time, indeed, that UNO and Paris' Summit, endorsed by Brussels' EU Summit, established a so large Coalition of Europeans and wider Western world with Arab Countries and civil society, focused on the Principle of the "Duty to Protect civilian People" threatened by Violent Attacks, observed the French President, who also reiterated that the Coalition does Not intend to put Soldiers on Libyan Land, since this is excluded by UNO SC's Resolution, which is a hard-fought diplomatic text, that we must apply with resolve in real practice, but aso by carefully following its principles, without any deviation, concluded in substance Sarkozy.
The Brussels Summit's draft Declaration, whose final wording is due to be hammered out tomorrow, Friday, succeeds to forge all EU Countries' Unity on the Libyan issue, Sarkozy also reiterated, adding that he met and spoke also on that matter with German Chancelor Merkel, who adheres to the Principles expessed by all 27 EU Heads of State/Government together, which create a "précedent".
(NDLR : DraftNews, as send earlier to "EuroFora"s Subscribers/Donors. A more accurate and complete, final version is due to be published asap).
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