摘要
IN June,Abdul Ati al-Obeidi,Muammar Gaddafi’s foreign minister,issued a statement that his leader is prepared to hold free elections.The conditions attached to the statement are that the UN cancels the no-fly zone,and diplomatic and material support is withdrawn from the rebel National Transitional Council(NTC).If this happens Gaddafi is prepared to begin negotiations with the NTC that would lead to free elections within six months. Saif al-Islam,Gaddafi’s son went further,saying the European Union,the African Union(AU),the United Nations