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At a summit in Paris, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said, that all 63 nations at the meeting were committed to returning frozen assets to the Libyan people, BBC reports Thursday.

Mr. Sarkozy said everyone had agreed to unfreeze assets blocked when Col Gaddafi was still in power. – After going around the table, it is about 15 billion US dollar (ca 77 milliarder DK) of Libyan assets in our countries that are immediately unfrozen, he said.

He added that the National Transitional Council (NTC) must engage in reconciliation in order to avoid the mistakes made in other (Arab) countries.

Mr Cameron urged the NTC to make sure perpetrators of the “unspeakable crimes” that were coming to light in Tripoli were brought to justice.

NTC leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil said it was now up to the Libyan people to push ahead with reconciliation.

The Paris-gathering was full of symbolism, coming on the 42nd anniversary of Col Gaddafi’s emergence as the leader of the coup that overthrew King Idris.

But it is a sign that the NTC has been accepted by most of the world as the new face of Libya and that the international focus is beginning to move from conflict to reconstruction.

The EU announced on Thursday that it had lifted sanctions on 28 entities – including oil firms and port authorities – to help the NTC get the economy moving again. The decision will take effect on Friday.

The NTC received a further diplomatic boost on Thursday when Russia formally recognised its authority.