The European Union on Monday called for an "immediate end" to the crackdown against anti-government protestors in Libya.
"The council (of EU ministers) calls for an immediate end to the use of force against protestors, and for all parties to show restraint," a statement said after a meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers, dpa reported.
The EU also stressed that "the legitimate aspirations and demands of people for reform must be addressed trough open, inclusive, meaningful and national Libyan-led dialogue."
The statement made no mention of possible sanctions against Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi and did not react to threats by his regime to halt all cooperation on immigration in case the bloc sided with anti-government protestors