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first of all . Welcome to your new job .

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And um let me start with a question on

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Misrata , which you mentioned um the

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situation there is really not clear at

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all to us . Uh would you mind um

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explaining whether the opposition

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forces now control the entire airport

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and how far they pushed back the

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pro Gaddafi forces uh to the eastern

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east and west of the city ?

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Yeah , let's be clear . The

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operation that has been set up here has

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been set up here has been set up for

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three distinct roles . The embargo ,

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the no fly zone and protecting the

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civilians . So if the anti

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regime forces have been able to take

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Mazar to move out , I've also seen the

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open press . The key that I would like

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to put in here is that yesterday there

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were no known attacks by NATO onto the

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city or the port . If we go back 25

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days , there were tanks in the streets

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of Misrata . That is no longer

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happening . I suggest that NATO has

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therefore carried out its task well in

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protecting that port and enable

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humanitarian aid to get to the city as

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far as the position of the anti Gaddafi

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forces are and whether they have

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managed to take the airport , I cannot

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substantiate that with fixed evidence

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at this stage . But as and when NATO

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are able to we will pass that

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information to you . Thank you .

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My question was also around Misrata .

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And do you have any technical military

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terms , explanations of the fact that

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rebels all of a sudden are able to push

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back ? He uh kind of broken a few

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forces is that according to you only

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because of the firm support by

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NATO through air reds Or is there

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anything on the ground that could also

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explain why the rebels are affected and

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are so efficient ? Are so efficient .

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Okay , our mandate , as I said just now

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is quite clear . We do not have forces

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on the ground . Our role is to protect

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civilians from attack . So we have

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concentrated our forces on known sites

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around Misrata where there have been

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firings onto and into the city and on

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to the civilian population . We will

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continue to attack those sites where

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missiles , rockets or any other

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munitions are being fired upon

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civilians . I cannot substantiate the

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media on this occasion with where the

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anti Gadhafi forces are . What I do

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know is that yesterday there were no

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attacks on the civilian population of

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Misurata or on the port . Thank you . I

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think answer had a question any more

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political questions . Uh

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well uh go on . Yeah . Yeah . It's

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about the announcement made today by

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the procurator of the international

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panel court that he said that monday

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will launch artist warrant against

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Gaddafi . And my question is one time

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that this arrest warrant will be

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launched . It will change something for

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NATO NATO will start to hunting

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actively Gaddafi in order to catch it .

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Well obviously NATO fully

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respects the decisions of the

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International Criminal Court and as the

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Secretary General said recently during

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his trip to the United States time is

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running out for Gaddafi . So the regime

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forces should stop immediately any

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attacks on the civilian population .

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Also the regime should withdraw all the

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forces to their barracks and allow full

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and unhindered humanitarian access for

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the people in need . So for the time

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being , we have a very clear mandate

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from the United Nations which is to

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protect the civilian population from

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attacks and threats of attacks and we

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will continue implementing that mandate .

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Let's see if Naples is back into the

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line . I'm not really from the other

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television La Rabia . I would like to

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ask questions if you have any idea

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about the situation on the ground in

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the western part of the country and the

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jabal Robbie and mainly also about the

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movement of troops or fighting in the

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area close to the borders between

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Tunisia and Libya .

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Okay , come on , can you hear me

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comment ? Yes , we can hear

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you . Yeah ,

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mm , no . Maybe being about activity in

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the west of Libya and on the tunisian

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border . Okay , Let's take the west of

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Libya 1st . Um , there is

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movement across the whole of Libya and

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our role continues to be that of

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protecting the civilians . There is

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activity in some of the towns and

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cities and we will liaise where

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possible um , to ensure that our

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aircraft can be applied to maintain the

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safety of the civilians on the ground .

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That's about all I can say at this

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stage