Arab Spring: the UK stands with you
Nick Clegg: Britain will not turn its back on the millions of citizens across the Middle East hoping for a better life from the Arab Spring.
In a 聽in London, the Deputy Prime Minister聽said that the forces driving change in the region聽were 鈥渉ere to stay鈥�.聽
Discussing the unfolding events in Libya, Mr Clegg said the UK remained 鈥渄etermined to help the Libyan people build a country that is safe, free and fair鈥�.
He added:
皇冠体育app dramatic events in Libya overnight and the advances made by the Free Libya forces in Tripoli would have been unthinkable just a few months ago and unimaginable for the generations of Libyans who have never known a world without Gaddafi.
皇冠体育app momentum for change is really breathtaking. For the cynics who said change wasn鈥檛 possible, who have written off the Libyan uprising, who had written off the Arab Spring - clearly they were wrong.
皇冠体育app Deputy PM was speaking after a private meeting with activists involved in the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia earlier this year. 皇冠体育app two countries鈥� regimes were toppled in the first wave of Arab Spring uprisings.
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