UN - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 13 April 2011

UN - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 13 April 2011: "The Secretary-General flew overnight to Doha, Qatar, to take part in the first meeting of the International Contact Group on Libya today.

He told the officials gathered at the meeting that the international community had acted swiftly and decisively in the past seven weeks. But he said that even the most optimistic observers foresee a protracted period of instability before sustainable peace can be restored. And in the meantime, the humanitarian situation continues to worsen.

The Secretary-General said that he had spoken by telephone with Libyan Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi Al-Mahmoudi before leaving New York. He again emphasized to the Prime Minister the need for an immediate stop to the fighting and for all parties to abide by Security Council resolution 1973 (2011)."