Turkey offers to broker peace with Libya

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.Image via Wikipedia
Guardian:

The Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signalled that Turkey is ready to act as a mediator to broker an early ceasefire in Libya, as he warned that a drawn-out conflict risked turning the country into a "second Iraq" or "another Afghanistan" with devastating repercussions both for Libya and the Nato states leading the intervention.

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Erdogan said that talks were still under way with Muammar Gaddafi's government and the Transitional National Council. He also revealed that Turkey is about to take over the running of the rebel-held Benghazi harbour and airport to facilitate humanitarian aid, in agreement with Nato.

Speaking in Istanbul at the weekend, Erdogan said Gaddafi had to "provide some confidence to Nato forces right now" on the ground if there was to be progress towards the ceasefire the Libyan leader wanted and an "end to the blood being spilled in Libya".

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Qaddafi does not strike me as someone concerned about other peoples blood being spilled. I am also wary of Turkey's intentions since they have been close to the Qaddafi regime in the past. I believe Erdogan has actually received an award from Qaddafi.

The longer this goes on the harder it will be for Qaddafi to negotiate a deal, since he will have less of value to offer as each day goes by.
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