Zuma says Gaddafi will not quit

BBC’s Andrew North said Col Gaddafi had not been seen in public for almost two weeks before pictures of his meeting with Mr Zuma were shown on Libyan television

Talks between South African’s president and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli have ended with no announcement towards an end to Libya’s conflict.

Jacob Zuma said Col Gaddafi would agree to a ceasefire but would not step down, as demanded by Nato and Libyan rebels.

The ceasefire proposal was rejected last month after a mediation mission by Mr Zuma on behalf of the African Union.
A spokesman for Libya’s rebels dismissed calls for a ceasefire, and promised to continue their offensive.
Italy Foreign Minister Franco Frattini is expected to visit the rebel-held city of Benghazi on Tuesday.
Mr Frattini will meet members of the Libya Transitional National Council, the opposition alliance against Gaddafi.
His visit comes a day after a news conference in Rome where eight senior Libyan army officers announced their defection from Col Gaddafi’s forces..BBC

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