Akhir 19, 1432 H/ March 24, 2011, SPA -- NATO is to begin military enforcement of the UN Security Council's arms embargo on Libya, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday according to dpa. Ban told the 15-country Security Council in New York in making his first mandated report on the situation in Libya that coalition partners are enforcing the week-old no-fly zone. But he said Libyan authorities have failed to order a ceasefire as demanded by the council and fierce fighting has continued. Britain, France, the United States, Denmark, Canada, Italy, Qatar, Belgium, Norway, Spain and United Arab Emirates have notified the UN of their participation in enforcing the no-fly zone. "We have also received notification from NATO of its decision to commence an alliance operation in support of an arms embargo against Libya," Ban said.
