Libya Contact Group

[2][3] The conference included United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, prominent delegates from the Arab League and from European countries, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and representatives from NATO.

Leaders of the Libyan National Transitional Council including Mahmoud Jibril were consulted prior to the conference but did not attend.

[4] In its fourth meeting, held in Istanbul in July 2011 and attended by American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,[5] the Contact Group announced its participants' agreement to deal with the Libyan National Transitional Council, the major coalition of anti-Gaddafi forces, as the "legitimate governing authority in Libya".

[9][10] The group recognized the progress made by the Libyan people, NTC, and NATO forces, and underlined the importance of continued support from all entities in the formation of a free and democratic Libya.

President of France Nicolas Sarkozy invited several new countries and one international organisation on the last meeting of Libya Contact Group: Nigeria and Saudi Arabia reportedly did attend.