UN chief: Libya's violence must stop

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Source: Bangkok Post

UN chief Ban Ki-moon told Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi on Monday that violence in the country ``must stop immediately'' and called for a broad-based dialogue, a UN spokesman said.

Ban had ``extensive'' telephone talks with the beleaguered Libyan leader, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said.

``The secretary general expressed deep concern at the escalating scale of violence and emphasized that it must stop immediately.

``He reiterated his call for respect for basic freedoms and human rights, including peaceful assembly and information,'' Nesirky said.



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