Heads of the 27 member states of the European Union will gather on Friday for an extraordinary session to discuss possible actions in regard to the current situation in Libya.
The participants in the session are expected to issue a joint statement demanding the resignation of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who has ruled the country for 42 years.
Earlier reports said French President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to propose heads of the EU member states to deliver air strikes at Gaddafi's military facilities in Libya, including two airports.
In late February, the European Union imposed a travel ban on 26 Libyan officials, including Gaddafi, and his five family members, and froze their European assets over the use of violence against peaceful protesters in mid-February.
The unrest in Libya has already claimed the lives of several thousand people, with fierce clashes between insurgents and pro-Gaddafi forces continuing in the country's east where many major cities and towns have been taken over by rebels.
The European Union and NATO are also discussing the possible introduction of a no-fly zone over Libya, which would prevent pro-Gaddafi troops from carrying out airstrikes against insurgents.
BRUSSELS, March 11 (RIA Novosti)
