TRIPOLI, Libya — Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa says Libya is declaring an immediate cease-fire and stopping all military operations.
The Associated Press – Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, right with his Foreign Secretary William Hague leave 10 Downing St. for the House of Commons to make a statement about the UN resolution on the imposition of the Libiyan ‘No Fly Zone’, in London, Friday, March, 18, 2011. The U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved a resolution backed by the U.S., Britain and France, authorizing the use of “all necessary measures” to protect civilians under attack by government forces in Libya.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Friday’s decision comes after the U.N. voted to authorized a no-fly zone and “all necessary measures” to protect the Libyan people, including airstrikes.
Koussa says the cease-fire “will take the country back to safety” and ensure security for all Libyans.
But he also criticized the authorization of international military action, calling it a violation of Libya’s sovereignty
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