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LIBYA: David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy expected in Libya

REUTERS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron are expected Thursday in Libya, where they will deliver a speech in Benghazi before reaching Tripoli, on Wednesday confirmed a source close to the Libyan National Transitional Council (CNT).

France and Britain have been at the forefront of the international coalition that supported the insurgency militarily since March against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi.

French President had announced earlier this month that he would go to Libya when the leaders of the CNT would be located in Tripoli, which is the case since the beginning of this week.

The Elysee has so far refused to confirm this trip but recalled that the head of state said he would go to Libya "when all conditions are met."

Given the security conditions of such displacement, it is unlikely to be announced in advance, it says in the entourage of the Head of State.

David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy are expected Thursday morning in Benghazi, a stronghold of the insurgency against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, to the east.

According to a source close to the CNT, the French president will deliver a major speech on Freedom Square, formerly Court Square, facing the sea

When the question of the democratic transition of Libya and the nature of the future regime, and the influence of the Islamists, the speech will
"The values," said a source familiar with the case.

"The Libyan people's long overdue to express his thanks," he told Reuters Mansour Saif al-Nasr, emissary of the CNT in France.

British Prime Minister will also deliver a speech, said a source close to the CNT.

Nicolas Sarkozy David Cameron and then go on to Tripoli, the Libyan capital long remained in the hands of Muammar Gaddafi and his army, to meet the leaders of the CNT.

French President could also symbolically reopened the embassy of France, said a source close to the CNT.

The safety of the traveling head of state will be ensured by some 160 French police have reported several police unions.Eighty CRS and as many police officers
Protection Service dignitaries and Raid should be directed on site the night of Wednesday to Thursday, they said.

Nicolas Sarkozy would attend next Tuesday in New York for a new international meeting on the future of Libya, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, told a diplomatic source.