Tripoli - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has no intention of leaving power or Libya, despite rebel claims they are expecting a proposal to end the conflict from Tripoli very soon, the government spokesperson said on Sunday.
"Gaddafi is here. He is staying. He is leading the country. He will not leave. He will not step down because he does not have any official position," Mussa Ibrahim said when asked about rebel reports that they expect an offer from Gaddafi very soon.
"We will not give in to some criminal gangs who took our cities hostage. We will not give in to the criminal organisation of Nato. Every one continues to fight. We are ready to fight street to street, house to house," he added.
Earlier the Libyan government renewed its offer to hold a vote on whether Gaddafi should stay in power, a proposal unlikely to interest Gaddafi's opponents but which could widen differences inside Nato.
