FM: EU to Focus on Humanitarian Aid in Libya

Brussels, 21 March - With EU member states split on military intervention in Libya, the bloc will focus on carrying out activities on which it is united, foremost humanitarian aid, Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar said after EU foreign ministers held talks on Libya in Brussels on Monday.

Brussels, Belgium Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar (left) and his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle ahead of a session of the Foreign Affairs Council. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium
Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar (left) and his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle ahead of a session of the Foreign Affairs Council.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar (left) talks to German counterpart Guido Westerwelle as EU foreign ministers meet to discuss the bloc's response to the situation in Libya. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium
Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar (left) talks to German counterpart Guido Westerwelle as EU foreign ministers meet to discuss the bloc's response to the situation in Libya.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

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