Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Russia urges talks to end Libya standoff

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev

said there were still two powers in Libya despite the success of rebels against the forces of Moamer Kadhafi, and called for talks to resolve the situation.

"Despite the successes of the rebels, Kadhafi and his supporters still have a certain influence and military potential. We want them to sit down at the negotiating table and reach agreements on future peace," he said. "In essence, there are two powers in the country.

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