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Cameron and Sarkozy call for political transition in Libya

28 March 2011 22:20 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday launched a joint appeal for Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi’s partisans to abandon ranks and join in a process of political transition, APA reports quoting â€œMonsters and Criticsâ€.
On the eve of a London conference of countries involved in the military intervention in Libya, Cameron and Sarkozy urged Gaddafi’s followers to fall in behind Libya’s rebels in a process of reform before it was ’too late.’
’We encourage them to begin a national political dialogue, leading to a representative process of transition, constitutional reform and preparation for free and fair elections,’ said the statement.
’Military action is not an objective as such. A lasting solution can only be a political one that belongs to the Libyan people. That is why the political process that will begin tomorrow in London is so important,’ said the joint statement.