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Lakhdar Brahimi, former senior adviser, UN and Arab League

Lakhdar Brahimi has spent most of his life trying to negotiate an end to conflicts in the world's troublespots. Sarah Montague asks him what he thinks should be done about Libya.

Britain and France are drafting a United Nations resolution on imposing a no fly zone over Libya. Its aim: to stop Colonel Gaddafi launching air strikes on those towns held by rebels. It's something NATO defence ministers will discuss when they meet at the end of the week.

Lakhdar Brahimi has spent most of his life trying to negotiate an end to conflicts in the world's troublespots. He's held senior positions in both the United Nations and the Arab League. Now, he's one of Nelson Mandela's elders or wise men.

HARDtalk's Sarah Montague asks him what he thinks should be done about Libya and the Middle East?

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