Paris, France - The South African president, Jacob Zuma, has declared Wednesday in Paris, against any foreign military intervention in Libya, calling instead the international community to help the country resolve the current crisis by peaceful means. President Zuma, who was speaking after talks with his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy has condemned the violence that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of innocent people.
'can only peaceful means to help resolve the crisis and to avoid loss of innocent lives. I am sure that the African Union will meet soon to assess the situation on the ground ', said the South African president, on a state visit to France.
He also indicated that South Africans have been repatriated from Libya.
'They all described a difficult humanitarian situation. We continue to believe that we must act positively to help resolve this crisis quickly. The foreign military intervention is not the best help we can make to solving the crisis ", he further said.
The French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, has also warned the community international military intervention against Libya, saying it would be counterproductive.
03/03/2011 Pana
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