北約外長在柏林會商利比亞問題

NATO Foreign ministers downplayed their differences as they began a two-day summit in Berlin to discuss the scope of the military alliance's operations in Libya. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Thursday the NATO nations share the objective of allowing the Libyan people to enjoy democratic freedoms. The ministers also indicated the common goal of ending the Colonel Moammar Gadhafi's rule in Libya.

However, the differences arise in how to achieve that objective. Germany decided not to take part in the military operation against Gadhafi loyalists, which includes a no-fly zone designed to protect Libyan civilians. The operation, which has been led by France, Britain and the United States, has failed to end the fighting despite three weeks of ce has pressed its NATO partners to do more to support military operations.

北約各國外交部長在柏林開始兩天會議之際淡化處理他們的分歧。會議將討論這個軍事同盟在利比亞開展行動的範圍。法國外長朱佩星期四說，北約國家都認同讓利比亞人民享受民主自由的目標。外長們還指出了結束卡扎菲上校統治的共同目標。

不過，在如何達到這些目標的問題上出現了分歧。德國決定不參與反對卡扎菲效忠者的軍事行動，其中包括用來保護平民的禁飛區。儘管進行了三個星期的空襲，可是由法國、英國和美國領導的行動沒能結束戰亂。法國敦促北約盟國做更多工作來支持軍事行動。