{"id":327034,"date":"2011-03-21T14:53:34","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T14:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/21\/libya-opposition-in-paris-as-air-intervention-continues\/"},"modified":"2011-03-21T14:53:34","modified_gmt":"2011-03-21T14:53:34","slug":"libya-opposition-in-paris-as-air-intervention-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/21\/libya-opposition-in-paris-as-air-intervention-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Libya: Opposition in Paris As Air Intervention Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"45.9893115373\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/><!-- close google_banner_mid div ---><\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.english.rfi.fr\/africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/7305b8cerfi-logo-en.jpg\" alt=\"Radio France Internationale (Paris)\" title=\"Visit Radio France Internationale (Paris)\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- begin story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p>21 March 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Libyan opposition officials were to be received Monday at the French foreign ministry as France resumed air patrols over Libya, a ministry official said. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has cancelled an appearance at the Uefa congress in Paris on Tuesday so as to follow the situation in Libya.<\/p>\n<p>France became the first country to recognise Libya&#8217;s opposition National Transitional Council (CNT) as the legitimate representatives of the Libyan people on 10 March and Sarkozy met three CNT representatives on that occasion.<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_a div ---><\/p>\n<p>Paris said it would send an ambassador to Benghazi, the opposition stronghold in eastern Libya.<\/p>\n<p>French planes resumed sorties over Libya early Monday, general staff spokesperson Colonel Thierry Burkhard said.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, France spearheaded the Western-led operation codenamed &#8220;Odyssey Dawn&#8221; against forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi.<\/p>\n<p>Sarkozy&#8217;s office has announced that he would not be addressing the congress of world football&#8217;s governing body, Uefa, on Tuesday morning, as planned. He has also called off a visit to nearby Versailles.<\/p>\n<p>Defence ministry representatives meanwhile denied that the aim of the strikes was to get rid of Kadhafi.<\/p>\n<p>Asked by a journalist on Europe 1 radio if French airplanes would fire on Kadhafi if they knew his whereabouts, ministry spokesperson Laurent Tessi\u00e8re replied; &#8220;No, the answer is no.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.english.rfi.fr\/africa\/20110321-libyan-opposition-paris-air-intervention-continues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read or Listen to this story on the RFI website<\/a><\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- end story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_banner_subbody div ---><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><b>More News on allAfrica.com<\/b><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read more:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201103211520.html\" title=\"Libya: Opposition in Paris As Air Intervention Continues\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Libya: Opposition in Paris As Air Intervention Continues<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 21 March 2011 Libyan opposition officials were to be received Monday at the French foreign ministry as France resumed air patrols over Libya, a ministry official said. 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