Arab League chief says he respects U.N. resolution
By Yasmine Saleh Yasmine Saleh – Mon Mar 21, 8:15 am ET CAIRO (Reuters) – Arab League chief Amr Moussa said Monday he respected a U.N. resolution authorizing military action in Libya, after earlier comments suggested he was concerned by actions taken by Western powers.
"The Arab League position on Libya was decisive and from the first moment we froze membership of Libya ... Then we asked the United Nations to implement a no-fly zone," he told a news conference with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
"We respect the U.N. resolution and there is no conflict with it, especially as it indicated there would be no invasion but that it would protect civilians from what they are subject to in Benghazi," he said.
The U.N.-mandated intervention to protect civilians caught up in a one-month-old revolt against Gaddafi had drawn comments from Moussa Sunday that suggested he questioned the need for a heavy bombardment that he said had killed many civilians.
Speaking at Arab League headquarters in Cairo Monday, Moussa said: "It is for protecting civilians and that is what we care about.
"We will continue to work on the protection of civilians. We urge everybody to take this into consideration in any military action."
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