Today, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron are co-hosting a “friends of Libya” meeting in Paris. On the docket is how to help the National Transitional Council the future of Libya. One of the problems that will need sorting out quickly is the lack of drinking water in Tripoli. The BBC’s Kevin Connolly filed this report.
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