10 minutes agoSecret talks that could save Gaddafi France and Britain were against
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Two months had passed since Libyans took to the streets to protest. Hundreds of people had died until the NATO-backed government forces and rebels were fighting each other in the brutal conflict. But a secret agreement had been reached at a hotel to end the war. The confidential talks enabled by Norwegians...
The confidential talks enabled by Norwegians whose full details have been revealed exclusively by The Independent were the closest to a peaceful agreement the world has made for civil war in Libya.
The two sides had agreed to draft a text saying that Muammar Gaddhafi, who had ruled Libya for 42 years, would withdraw and leave politics, but would keep state institutions in the country, Pryskopi follows.
Finally, the negotiations had collapsed, and the rebels, with Nato's help, had captured and killed Gaddafi. More than a thousand civilians were killed during the war.
From that moment, Libya has been locked in an ongoing conflict, becoming the second largest base for Isis.
Norway's Foreign Minister, Jonas Store, had accused France and Britain of rejecting the peaceful solution to the conflict.
David Cameron and Nicolas Sarcozy have long been accused of demanding a change of regime at any cost, something they have denied. /Periscopi
