Speaking at the informal session of EU defense ministers in Hungary, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen highlighted the importance of evacuation and the opportunities to provide humanitarian aid. “It is too early to go into details, but NATO has numerous means through which it can take action in similar situations,” he said.
On Thursday, Rasmussen envisioned steps, such as introducing a no-fly zone over Libya and he also did not discard the possibility of military action in the North African nation.
The European Union is also closely monitoring developments in Libya, Hungarian Defense Minister Csaba Hende said in his opening address of the meeting. At the same time he reminded that the NATO agreement does not allow direct military involvement. The Northern Atlantic alliance or the EU could only intervene upon a specific request from the United Nations, he said.
Speaking at an informal session of EU defense ministers in Hungary, he highlighted the importance of evacuation and the opportunities to provide humanitarian aid. “It is too early to go into details, but there are numerous means through which the EU and NATO can take action in similar situations,” he said.
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