French president met with a representative of the Libyan rebels

"During the talks the sides discussed the situation in the Jamahiriya and to ensure the process of transition to democracy", – told the press service of the Elysee Palace. For its part, France submitted a draft negotiating an expanded contact group on Libya, which should replace the group currently in existence. Also, the official Paris offered to provide strong support for PNC in the political and financial sectors. Earlier during his visit to Washington, Mahmoud Jibril no secret that the opposition is "faced with an acute financial problem." According to him, in the near future it will need funds in the amount of $ 3 billion. At last week's meeting in Rome, the contact group on Libya decided to establish a special fund for financial assistance to the opposition. For this purpose, may be used frozen assets in the West Gaddafi and his family, according to ITAR-TASS.