The UN Security Council should play a leading role in handling the Libyan issue at the next stage,China's UN Ambassador Li Baodong said Tuesday.
China said Monday that it respects the choices of the people of Libya after the war-torn country's opposition forces announced they had taken control of the capital of Tripoli.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has said Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi should be brought to court if and when he is captured, local media reported on Tuesday.
US President Barack Obama still opposes sending US ground troops to Libya, Deputy White House Spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday.
Italy is looking to unblock 2.5 billion euros ($3.59 billion) in frozen Libyan assets within 1-2 weeks, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Saturday.
UN under-secretary-general for political affairs B. Lynn Pascoe said here on Thursday that the United Nations will assist Libya at the directives of its new government.
The UN Security Council met behind closed doors Wednesday afternoon upon the request from the Unites States to discuss whether to unfreeze US$ 1.5 billion Libyan assets.
The Libya contact group called on the embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi and his inner circle to surrender at the conclusion of its meeting in Istanbul on Thursday.
Iranian lawmakers said Tuesday Libyans should not allow foreign interference in the formation of a new Libyan government, the local ISNA news agency reported.
The Iraqi government on Tuesday announced its recognition of Libya's National Transitional Council as the only legitimate representative of Libya.