MALABO (AFP) – African Union talks on a plan to end the Libyan conflict were suspended early Friday with no agreement as the rebels insisted that Moamer Kadhafi had to quit for any attempt at a political solution.
African leaders sought backing for their roadmap at closed door talks on the first day Thursday of their summit in the Equatorial Guinea capital, where delegations from the rebels and Kadhafi’s regime were present.
The meeting broke up at about 1:00 am and was due to convene again at 10:00 am (0900 GMT), officials said.
The plan envisages a ceasefire, humanitarian aid, a transition period, reforms towards democracy and elections, but the details and the position of Kadhafi have not been made clear.
The rebels insisted outside of the talks that Kadhafi had to quit after more than 30 years in power. “He must leave,” National Transitional Council representative Mansour Safy Al-Nasr told journalists.
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