EU Pledges to Support Rebels

The European Union promised to support democratization in Libya. The statement was delivered at the new office of the European Union which is located in Benghazi are also a rebel base Libya.

Head of Foreign Affairs of the European Union, Catherine Ashton, held a dialogue with the rebel leader of Libya, Mustafa Abdel Jalil. They discuss the European aid to the rebels. Similarly, as reported by

Ashton said, "I have seen a vision of Libyan society today. I saw a poster when I came from the airport that read 'we have a dream'."

In his conversation with Mustafa, Ashton also said that aid for the rebels are considered potential border management, security reform, economic, health, education, and aid to civil society.

Nevertheless, the European Union does not provide assistance in the form of weapons. Party rebels do think that the weapons needed to face the power of Gaddafi.

EU visit to Libya carried out for 3 months after a demonstration in Benghazi, before the Gaddafi regime suppress demonstrators. NATO bombarded Gaddafi's regime under the UN mandate to protect civilians Libya.

NATO claimed its mission in Libya to attack the command area near Tripoli, which contains ammunition bunkers and radar