David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy are pushing for recognition of the Libyan

David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy are pushing for recognition of the Libyan National Council [Reuters]

A European Union crisis summit on Libya has opened in Brussels, the Belgian capital, with countries divided over a British-French push to prepare for military action and formal recognition of the opposition seeking to oust Muammar Gaddafi.
David Cameron, the British prime minister, and Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, are urging partners to recognise the Libyan National Council, set up in Benghazi last month.But Germany has said it wants Europe to listen to the opinions of Libya's neighbours and the Arab League before it decides whether to recognise the rebel body."I would first like to know how the countries in the region and the Arab League see it before we in Europe once more formour own definitive opinion before everyone else," Guido Westerwelle, Germany's foreign minister, said on Friday. He also expressed concern over plans for a no-fly zone over Libya, a move spearheaded by Britain and France."A no-fly zone is not putting up a traffic sign, but intervening with bombs, rockets, weapons," he said. "If it doesn't work, do we go further, with land forces?"
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