Davutoglu: "The Libya operation should be fully conducted by NATO"

The military operation on Libya should be fully helmed by NATO, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said yesterday "We believe the control and command mechanism of such an operation should be fully conducted by NATO, and it should be executed by NATO officials alone in a coordinated way," he told reporters after meeting in Ankara with his United Arab Emirates counterpart Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. "In particular, there is no way we could ever take part in an operation presented by several officials using improper descriptions like 'crusade'." Pointing to his talk with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on the issue, Davutoglu said he would shortly speak with his French, British and US counterparts as well.