#News: Libya looms in Russia-Nato talks, Russia - a vocal critic, FF prepare for push on Tripoli: :

Monday, July 4, 2011

Libya looms in Russia-Nato talks, Russia - a vocal critic, FF prepare for push on Tripoli: :

Libya looms in Russia-Nato talks: The crisis in Libya is looming large in talks between Russia - a vocal critic ... http://bbc.in/j6CF2c

Russia and Nato are meeting for talks in the southern Russian resort of Sochi, with the crisis in Libya a key item on the agenda. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia wanted to use the mechanisms of the council as "a catalyst for co-operation".President Dmitry Medvedev will meet Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Russia is a critic of Nato's campaign in Libya, giving these routine talks special significance. South African President Jacob Zuma will also attend, as he continues to spearhead mediation efforts between the rebels and the government in Tripoli after rebels rejected an African Union initiative on Sunday.

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Libya looms in Russia-Nato talks: The crisis in Libya is looming large in talks between Russia - a vocal critic ... http://bbc.in/m0a6CP

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The fate of Col Gaddafi's regime is a key sticking point in talks on the future of LibyaOn Sunday Libyan rebels rejected an AU peace initiative, with rebel spokesman Abdel Hafiz Ghoga saying: "We have rejected it. It did not include the departure of [Libyan leader Col Muammar] Gaddafi, his sons and his inner circle."

This event is is one of regular Nato-Russia Council meetings, but it has gained more than usual significance because of the continuing fighting - and bombing - in Libya, says the BBC's Daniel Sandford in Moscow. Russia has criticised the bombing of Libya, saying the mission has lost its original focus on protecting civilians, and is now about removing the Libyan government. In a statement it said the only way to stabilise the situation in Libya was an "immediate ceasefire" and talks "with support, but not interference, from outside the country".