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{{date|March 10, 2011}}
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[[France]] became the first country to formally recognize a newly formed [[Libya|Libyan]] opposition council as the "legitimate representative of the Libyan people." The office of [[w:Nicolas Sarkozy|French President Nicolas Sarkozy]] said on Thursday it will send [[w:ambassador|ambassadors]] to the rebel stronghold in [[w:Benghazi|Benghazi]], and in return the Libyan opposition council will set up an [[w:embassy|embassy]] in [[Paris]].
The decision was made after President Sarkozy met with two representatives of the opposition group, the [[w:National Transitional Council|National Libyan Council]] (NLC), in [[Paris]]. Mustafa Gheriani, a representative for the Libyan opposition, said he expected other [[EU]] members to follow Sarkozy's lead. Other EU members expressed uneasiness, and declined to meet with the two representatives.
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