Libyan coalition members free to complain about command - French min.
15:42 31/03/2011 PARIS, March 31 (RIA Novosti) - Any state taking part in the international operation in Libya is free to lodge their complaints about the operation's command to a contact group, French Defense Minister Gerard Longuet said on Thursday.
"If a coalition member feels that the command of the operation does not correspond to its values or the UN resolution, it can address a contact group. This is a real-time appeal structure. But no such complaints have been received at the moment," Longuet told a news conference in Paris.
He said that combined forces of the United States, France and Britain make up 80% of all resources engaged in the operation.
The UN Security Council resolution 1973, adopted on March 17, imposed a no-fly zone over Libya and authorized measures to protect civilians from Gaddafi's forces, but stopped short of authorizing ground operations in the North African country.
A total of 13 countries are carrying out a military operation against Libya in line with the resolution. On Sunday, NATO began taking command of the mission from the United States.
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