NATO, Arab and African representatives have agreed Libyan rebel leadership “to work urgently” to disseminate “some” of Libya strongman Muammar Gaddafi’s frozen assets to help the rebel cause.
“This is the money of the Libyans, not of Colonel Gaddafi,” Italy’s foreign minister said, according to a New York Ties report.
The decision comes on the heels of the first meeting between representatives of the coalition and rebel leaders. According to reports, there has been growing friction among some NATO nations and the Libyan rebels over how much military involvement was being used against Gaddafi and those loyal to him.
Libyan rebels saw the move as a sign that the international community has interest in and is prepared to sell weapons to their cause.
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