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Related Topics World » Libya » Related Video Rebels advance toward Zlitan Thu, Jul 21 2011 Medics Libyan rebels Rebels remove landmines Rebels say Gaddafi uses civilians as shields Burying the dead in Benghazi Volunteers police Misrata The widows of Misrata 1 of 13. Civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army take part in training in Geminis July 21, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Esam Al-Fetori By Rania El Gamal BENGHAZI, Libya | Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:34am EDT BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A U.N. envoy will seek to persuade warring parties in Libya to accept a plan that envisages a ceasefire and a power-sharing government, but with no role for Muammar Gaddafi, a European diplomat said. The diplomat said the informal proposals would be canvassed by the special U.N. envoy to Libya, Abdul Elah al-Khatib, who has met both government and rebels several times. Khatib, a Jordanian senator, told Reuters in Amman he hoped both sides would accept his ideas. "The U.N. is exerting very serious efforts to create a political process that has two pillars; one is an agreement on a ceasefire and simultaneously an agreement on setting up a mechanism to manage the transitional period," he said. He did not go into the details of that mechanism. In public, the Libyan leader remained firm, telling supporters he would never countenance talks with the rebels who rose up in February to try to end his 41-year one-man rule. "There will be no talks between me and them until Judgment Day," Gaddafi told a crowd of thousands in his home town of Sirte in a remotely delivered audio message Thursday. "They need to talk with the Libyan people ... and they will respond to them." He has, however, said he welcomes talks with Western powers, with no preconditions. But Washington and Paris say they have given his officials the same simple message: Gaddafi must go. Gaddafi has stepped up his defiant rhetoric amid persistent reports of talks. Pro-government rallies are being shown almost daily on state television, perhaps a reminder to outsiders that he can still command considerable support. State television said Gaddafi would make another speech on Saturday, this time addressed to Egyptians on the anniversary of their revolution -- not this year's, which toppled President Hosni Mubarak, but pan-Arabist Gamal Abdel-Nasser's in 1959. The rebels seem unlikely to quickly unseat Gaddafi, who came to power himself as a young revolutionary influenced by Nasser, despite months of backing from NATO air strikes, authorized under a U.N. resolution to protect civilians. ATTACK Rebel foreign spokesman Ali Essawi said Mansour Daw, a key aide to Gaddafi, had been wounded in a rebel rocket attack on a meeting of Gaddafi's inner circle in Tripoli Thursday. There was no government comment and the report could not be independently verified. Analysts say a stalemate has led to intensified diplomatic overtures, with France saying for the first time this week that Gaddafi could stay in Libya as long as he gives up power. Essawi, in Rome for talks with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, was asked if rebels might accept that. "The first principle for Libyans is that Gaddafi should step down, and announce this and make this very clear. After that, we can talk about details," he told reporters, but added: "Negotiations will be only on the departure of Gaddafi. We will not negotiate on his staying in Libya or ruling the Libyans." The European diplomat, who declined to be named, said talks had yet to start on Khatib's plan, which foresees an immediate transitional authority made up equally of government and rebels. The authority would appoint a president, run the security forces and supervise a reconciliation process, leading to elections to an assembly which would write a constitution. Gaddafi and his sons would be excluded from the authority since the rebels would never accept them, but his prime minister, for example, might have a role, the diplomat said. Gaddafi would only accept a transition if his own fate were guaranteed, so he need not immediately be handed to the world court in The Hague which seeks his arrest over crimes against humanity allegedly committed by his forces, he added. MIXED FORTUNES The rebels, who have struggled to arm and organize, have declared advances this week but also suffered losses near the town of Misrata which they control, and in fighting for the eastern oil hub Brega. Thursday they said minefields slowed their advance on Brega -- which they had earlier claimed to have all but captured -- but that they had pushed closer to Zlitan, on the Mediterranean coast 160 km (100 miles) east of Tripoli. A rebel spokesman near Zlitan called urgently for help for people in nearby Souk al-Thulatha who joined the rebels but were now besieged by government forces. "This is very dangerous for the course of the revolution," he wrote in an online posting. (Additional reporting by William Maclean in London, Suleiman Al-Khalidi in Amman, Missy Ryan in Sirte, Deepa Babington and Roberto Landucci in Rome, Souhail Karam in Rabat and Lutfi Abu Aun in Tripoli; Writing by Richard Meares; Editing by Jon Hemming) World Libya Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (1) upalm wrote: does the UN REALLY think that a power-sharing deal would be acceptable to the opposition/rebels in any way shape or form? this proposition is farce at its worst. a unity government is an invitation to protracted civil war. no, qadaffi must go and the country must get a fresh start Jul 22, 2011 9:05am EDT -- Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment Social Stream (What's this?) © Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters Editorial Editions: Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom United States Reuters Contact Us Advertise With Us Help Journalism Handbook Archive Site Index Video Index Reader Feedback Mobile Newsletters RSS Podcasts Widgets Your View Analyst Research Thomson Reuters Copyright Disclaimer Privacy Professional Products Professional Products Support Financial Products About Thomson Reuters Careers Online Products Acquisitions Monthly Buyouts Venture Capital Journal International Financing Review Project Finance International PEhub.com PE Week FindLaw Super Lawyers Attorney Rating Service Reuters on Facebook Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. 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