PARIS (AP) — The French prime minister says France would support military action against Moammar Gadhafi’s Libya within a matter of hours if the U.N. Security Council approves it.
Francois Fillon says “time is of the essence” and “the threat of Col. Gadhafi shows how urgent it is that the international community mobilizes itself.”
Fillon’s comments on France-2 Television Thursday came just hours before a scheduled Security Council vote on a resolution that would impose a no-fly zone over Libya.
The resolution would also authorize “all necessary measures” to protect civilians from attacks by Gadhafi’s forces.
France and Britain have been among the biggest proponents of a no-fly zone over Libya and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe was arriving in New York for the debate.
