<p>The resolution, which came after a six-hour meeting Saturday of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo, also called for the League to hold dialogue with the opposition Libyan National Council.<br /><br />"The Arab League has officially requested the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly zone against any military action against the Libyan people," secretary general Amr Moussa said in televised press a statement.<br /><br />The Libyan delegation, which arrived in Cairo on Friday, did not attend the meeting.<br />But the delegation delivered a message to Moussa, asking the Arab League not to endorse any foreign military intervention in the North African country.<br /><br />The League suspended Libya's membership last month because of the violence used by government forces against protesters calling for Muammar Gaddafi to step down.<br />Moussa reportedly met with Libyan opposition members calling themselves the "February 17 revolutionaries" before the ministerial meeting.<br /><br />Several Arab countries have already been in contact with the Libyan National Council, which aims to give a political face to the revolution, sources at the League told DPA.<br /><br />The resolution called for dialogue with the council, formed in the rebel-held city of Benghazi, in order to better understand how to "support the Libyan population and protect it from criminal acts".<br /><br />The European Union on Friday announced it would cut off all ties with Gaddafi and would instead deal with the council, formed in the eastern, rebel-held city of Benghazi.<br />The Arab League meeting, announced last week, came a day after the EU called for a meeting with both the Arab League and the African Union to discuss the option of a no-fly zone.<br />But German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle warned Saturday that imposing a no-fly zone, or any kind of military intervention, could be misinterpreted as a "Christian crusade against people of the Muslim faith".<br /><br />"We don't want to get pulled into a war in North Africa," said Westerwelle. "I don't think it's healthy when Europe talks about other countries, instead of with those countries."<br />The EU's top diplomat, Catherine Ashton, is expected to meet with Moussa in Cairo Monday for talks on Libya.<br /><br />Libya has been in turmoil since Feb 14, when government forces violently cracked down on protesters calling for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to step down after 42 years of rule.<br /><br />Armed opposition groups had taken control of several cities in the eastern part of the country in recent weeks.<br /><br />But Gaddafi's forces, using air power and superior weaponry, are now launching fierce counter attacks to retake control of territory.</p>
<p>The resolution, which came after a six-hour meeting Saturday of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo, also called for the League to hold dialogue with the opposition Libyan National Council.<br /><br />"The Arab League has officially requested the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly zone against any military action against the Libyan people," secretary general Amr Moussa said in televised press a statement.<br /><br />The Libyan delegation, which arrived in Cairo on Friday, did not attend the meeting.<br />But the delegation delivered a message to Moussa, asking the Arab League not to endorse any foreign military intervention in the North African country.<br /><br />The League suspended Libya's membership last month because of the violence used by government forces against protesters calling for Muammar Gaddafi to step down.<br />Moussa reportedly met with Libyan opposition members calling themselves the "February 17 revolutionaries" before the ministerial meeting.<br /><br />Several Arab countries have already been in contact with the Libyan National Council, which aims to give a political face to the revolution, sources at the League told DPA.<br /><br />The resolution called for dialogue with the council, formed in the rebel-held city of Benghazi, in order to better understand how to "support the Libyan population and protect it from criminal acts".<br /><br />The European Union on Friday announced it would cut off all ties with Gaddafi and would instead deal with the council, formed in the eastern, rebel-held city of Benghazi.<br />The Arab League meeting, announced last week, came a day after the EU called for a meeting with both the Arab League and the African Union to discuss the option of a no-fly zone.<br />But German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle warned Saturday that imposing a no-fly zone, or any kind of military intervention, could be misinterpreted as a "Christian crusade against people of the Muslim faith".<br /><br />"We don't want to get pulled into a war in North Africa," said Westerwelle. "I don't think it's healthy when Europe talks about other countries, instead of with those countries."<br />The EU's top diplomat, Catherine Ashton, is expected to meet with Moussa in Cairo Monday for talks on Libya.<br /><br />Libya has been in turmoil since Feb 14, when government forces violently cracked down on protesters calling for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to step down after 42 years of rule.<br /><br />Armed opposition groups had taken control of several cities in the eastern part of the country in recent weeks.<br /><br />But Gaddafi's forces, using air power and superior weaponry, are now launching fierce counter attacks to retake control of territory.</p>