Ta rezolucija, naglasio je on, uslijedila je u reakciji na zahtjeve i libijskog naroda, kao i nekih regionalnih organizacija, poput Arapske lige, za uvođenje zone zabrane letova nad tom zemljom.
The resolution, he noted, came in response to requests from both the Libyan people, as well as some regional organisations, such as the Arab League, for the imposition of a no-fly zone over the country.