Turkey's call for cease-fire in Libya gaining ground in NATO

Turkey's belief that a sustainable cease-fire is essential for a sound transition period in Libya is gaining ground among members of the international community, although there is still a division among NATO members on how to intensify the air campaign there. Earlier this month Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed a roadmap for peace in Libya, urging Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces to withdraw from besieged cities, the establishment of aid corridors, and democratic change. The three-point plan was discussed last week in Doha, Qatar, at a meeting of an international Libya contact group as well as at subsequent meetings in Cairo and Berlin.