The European Union wants to hold an emergency summit with the Arab League and the African Union to discuss the conflict in Libya, the bloc's president said Friday.
The EU and NATO have both identified the Arab League as a key diplomatic player in the unfolding crisis. In particular, some member states say that formal Arab League backing would be a vital precursor to any international military action to prevent atrocities in Libya.
'We call for the rapid holding of a summit between the Arab League, the African Union and the EU,' the president of the council of EU member states, Herman Van Rompuy, told journalists in Brussels after an emergency summit with EU leaders.
For more: EU calls for summit with Arab League, African Union on Libya - Monsters and Critics
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