UN chief may chair Cairo conference on Libya
April 12th, 2011 - 4:04 am ICT by IANSUnited Nations, April 12 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to chair an international conference on Libya in Cairo, Thursday to “ensure close coordination” between the world body and main regional organisations, said UN spokesman Martin Nesirky.
The conference is held “to ensure close coordination between the United Nation, the African Union, the League of Arab States, the Organisation of the Islamic Conference and the European Union, ” Xinhua quoted Nesirky as saying at a daily news briefing here Monday.
The secretary-general supports efforts and initiatives that help achieve key objectives of UN Security Council resolutions 1970 and 1973: an end to hostilities; full access for humanitarian assistance; and a political process to address fully the legitimate demands and aspirations of the Libyan people, the spokesman said.
Asked further about the peace process in Libya, Nesirky emphasised the crucial need for a halt to the fighting in the north African country.
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