Gaddafi's son Sayf yesterday invited opponents to talk today

Gaddafi's son Sayf yesterday invited opponents to talk today (Saturday)

Saif Al Islam Gaddafi, son of Libyan leader expressed his willingness to negotiate with the Libyan rebels Saif Al Islam Gaddafi, eldest son of Libyan leader Muammar Al Gaddafi, said on Friday he wants to negotiate with the rebels from this Saturday, in a press conference which was convened to foreign correspondents in Tripoli, capital of Libya. The son of the Libyan ruler said that the Army will not take any more attacks on Saturday to promote a climate for negotiation. "The Army decided not to target terrorists and provide an opportunity for negotiation. We do it peacefully and that is for tomorrow," he said. Saif al-Islam reported that the situation is calm in the country except in the cities of Misrata and Zawiya, in which he recognized to have problems. "Apart from Misrata and Zawiya, all is quiet (...) The negotiations are ongoing and we are optimistic," said Saif Al Islam Gaddafi. Forces loyal to al-Gaddafi in Tripoli maintain control, while in Benghazi (east), the second largest city, popular committees constituted by the opponents are planning to command and coordinate actions with other "Libyan towns liberated", as have international media reported. This means in fact that the Libyan people have taken control there in a unified manner in line with true direct democracy, or at least an attempt to do so. Direct democracy was given lip service by Gaddafi, who also stamped his name on The Green Book, but which has since been removed. However, the special envoy to Tripoli of the Latin American independent satellite TV network, teleSUR, Jordan Rodriguez, reported earlier Friday by telephone that there were riots in several parts of the capital. "The situation has changed radically, yesterday we got out without any problems, we saw calm, the situation today is different, unrest in the east and west of Tripoli..." said Rodriguez. This Friday, Muammar Gaddafi appeared in public in Tripoli's Green Square to encourage his followers to defend the government. In his speech, the Libyan leader threatened to open the arsenals "as needed" to arm the tribes that make up the country and fight the opponents. For its part, the U.S. government suspended the activities of its embassy in Tripoli for security reasons and announced it will impose unilateral or multilateral sanctions against Libya. The European Union and United Nations (UN) are studying, among other measures, a total arms embargo and the freezing of the Gaddafi family assets within the Community. The Security Council discussed on Saturday the UN a resolution condemning crimes against Libya for Human Rights on Friday after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will urge the agency to "lose no time" to rule on the conflict in the North African country.