The European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in Strasbourg on Wednesday that the EU was planning to open an office in Benghazi, the Libyan opposition's base camp, Xinhua reported.
Ashton addressed the European Parliament that the EU intends to open an office in Benghazi, "so we can move forward on the support to the people, to support civil society, to support the Interim Transitional National Council".
Ashton's deputy spokesman Maya Kocijancic confirmed the proposal in a telephone interview, without further details and comments.
EU to open office in Benghazi to back Libya opposition
The European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in Strasbourg on Wednesday that the EU was planning to open an office in Benghazi, the Libyan opposition's base camp
