proliferation Treaty and making all its nuclear facilities subject to international inspection. On the current developments in the Arab countries, the Council expressed satisfaction over the peaceful transition of power in Egypt and respect of the Egyptian people's option and national will, putting its confidence on the ruling Supreme Armed Forces Council in bringing about peace and stability to Egypt as a prelude to form a national government that achieves the hopes and aspirations of the Egyptian people, and hoping that Egypt soon restores its historical pioneering role in support of Arab and Islamic issues. The Council also expressed respect to the will of the Tunisian people, hoping that security and stability would soon be restored in the Arab friendly country. On the situation in Libya, the Council denounced the crimes committed against civilians by using live bullets and heavy weapons and recruiting mercenaries, killing big number of innocent victims and constituting flagrant violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. The GCC Foreign Ministers confirmed the illegality of the current Libyan regime, calling for staging contacts with the transitional National Council in Libya. They called on the Arab League to shoulder responsibility to take the necessary measures to defuse rifts, achieve the aspirations of the Libyan people and take the necessary measures to do that, including calling the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over Libya to protect civilians. --More
