Kadhafi ready to talk about change: spokesman

A spokesman for the Libyan Government said Muammar Gaddafi does resign, but the regime is ready to discuss changes in the way the country is governed.

Moussa Ibrahim, speaking of Tripoli, said Kadhafi has no official position to give up, but a "a symbolic significance for the Libyan people."

His comments late Monday come after rebels seeking to oust the long-time leader rejected the idea that one of the son of Kadhafi, Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, could take over from his father and lead the country towards a constitutional democracy.

Ibrahim, said Libya could see "changes in its constitution, elections, anything,"but Kadhafi should lead changes.""

He said the future of the Libya cannot be decided abroad, punish Western powers to support the rebels.

In Libya, an airstrike hit a convoy of military vehicles of pro-Gaddafi to the rebel lines outside the harbour is oil of Brega Tuesday.

Supported by a campaign air international, the rebels have started to appear these last days in Libya Eastern. They advanced under the fire of the artillery Monday and has taken part at has, a city of oil which has changed of hands several times since the start of fighting the months last.

Small Brega refinery and Mediterranean port control could significantly increase hunt of the rebels for the income that they can use to purchase heavy weapons for the fight against the of Gaddafi many soldiers and militiamen.

About 100 rebels assembled on the eastern edge of Brega Tuesday morning with about six vehicles equipped with machine guns and rocket launchers, but it was not clear if they planned to return to the city. The rebels have recently placed under the control of former military, men, creating a advance more disciplined against the forces of Gaddafi, the lines of front.

A rebel fighter is located across from two fire vehicles used by forces loyal to Muammar al-Gaddafi after that they have been hit by a NATO airstrike on the outskirts is Brega on Tuesday. Andrew Winning/Reuters.

The rebels also given success Monday in their efforts to establish a Government that is internationally recognized in eastern Libya, forging closer ties with Britain and the Italy, two potentially important market for Libyan oil. Italy offered diplomatic recognition for the Libyan opposition Council, becoming the third country to do so after the France and the Qatar.

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini also said that the CEO of Eni energy company had visited de facto capital of the rebels, Benghazi, to resume links oil.

Rajab Sahnoun, a senior official with Gulf Arabian Oil Co., which runs an oil terminal in the eastern city of Tobruk said the company expected a Liberian tanker, but was not sure when it would happen. He did not say where the oil could be directed.

Benghazi, Iman Bughaigis opposition spokesman refused to provide any information on oil tankers coming to Libya.

The Special Envoy of the United Nations in Libya, Abdelilah Al-Khatib, said the Security Council of the United Nations Monday afternoon that forces pro - and anti-Gaddafi had clashed in the past days in Zawiya, one of the two cities of the West which have increased at the beginning of the revolt against Gaddafi.

He said there are unconfirmed reports of Government bombings of towns southwest of Tripoli, an indication that resistance to the Libyan leader could be a resurgence in this field.

Meanwhile, Seif al-Islam Gaddafi said on Tuesday that the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Libya defected for health reasons and has no new information to offer authorities question the Lockerbie bombing.

British officials are encouraging Moussa Koussa, who fled to the United Kingdom and withdrew from the Government of Muammar al-Gaddafi, answer the questions of Scottish prosecutors on the Lockerbie bombing.

Son of Gaddafi repeatedly called Moussa Koussa "sick and old" in an interview with the BBC aired Tuesday, suggesting that Koussa may resort to "funny stories" words of Lockerbie and Muammar al-Gaddafi in exchange for immunity.

He said that British and American officials "all know about Lockerbie there is no secret" KUSA can reveal.

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