Nato will take charge of military operations in Libya to ensure a no-fly zone by early next week, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said.
“Compromise has been reached in principle in a very short time. The operation will be handed over to Nato completely,” he added.
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The deal was brokered through UK First Secretary of State William Hague as relations between France and Turkey threatened to derail Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya.
A two-tiered structure was proposed, giving Nato assets command and control of military operations, the arms embargo, no-fly zone and civilian protection.
The second structure, modelled on Nato’s International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan, will combine Nato and non-Alliance countries to steer strategy.
The UN Security Council had imposed a no-fly zone over Libya allowing all necessary measures, which is jointly conducted by the US, UK and France, to protect civilians from Gaddafi’s attacks.
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