Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:28am GMT
DOHA, April 13 (Reuters) - A plan to create a fund from frozen assets to aid rebels trying to overthrow Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi must be legal, Germany's foreign minister said at a meeting in Qatar to discuss the future of Libya. "The question is, is it legal? The answer is we don't know. We need to see who the owners of the money are and it's something we have to discuss," German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told reporters.
Earlier, an Italian official said foreign ministers in Doha were looking at creating a fund from frozen assets linked to Gaddafi to aid rebels.
Earlier a rebel representative said they would ask Western governments to provide $1.5 billion in aid to help meet the needs of civilians in rebel-controlled areas and would like to receive humanitarian aid in return for oil shipments. (Reporting by John Irish; Writing by Reed Stevenson; Editing by Erica Billingham, sourced Thomson Reuters)
Earlier, an Italian official said foreign ministers in Doha were looking at creating a fund from frozen assets linked to Gaddafi to aid rebels.
Earlier a rebel representative said they would ask Western governments to provide $1.5 billion in aid to help meet the needs of civilians in rebel-controlled areas and would like to receive humanitarian aid in return for oil shipments. (Reporting by John Irish; Writing by Reed Stevenson; Editing by Erica Billingham, sourced Thomson Reuters)
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