What is France's attitude towards Libya?

this incident in Libya was initiated by France.

France fought for the first shot because of its dual interests.

The flag bearer of this military action was France, which strongly opposed the United States to launch the Iraq war in 23. France was the first country to recognize Libyan rebels, and it was also the first country to express its position and launch a military attack on Libya. Why does France play such an active role in Libya?

this also starts with the feud between France and Libya. France once ruled Libya for several years and was geographically one of the closest military powers to Libya. In 1912, Libya became a colony of Italy; At the beginning of 1943, it was occupied by Britain and France. France occupied the southern Fezan area and established a military government. After World War II, Libya was taken over by the United Nations and declared independence in 1951.

Libya is a North African country, near the middle of the Mediterranean sea route, which is the only way for oil in the Middle East to be transported to Europe and America, and borders Egypt, which controls the Suez Canal in the east. In addition, Libya has the largest oil reserves in Africa, and at present more than half of the oil has not been exploited. Libya's oil exports mainly supply Europe.

Some analysts believe that Libya has both political and economic interests for France. Although the economic relations between France and Libya have been heating up since French President Nicolas Sarkozy took office, the political differences have been widening. Libya's oil industry is the main investment market in France and even Europe. France believes that actively promoting sanctions against Libya will not only enhance its international image, but also ensure its interests in Libya and even the entire Mediterranean and Africa.

Mikhail, a researcher on North Africa and the Middle East at the French Foundation for International Relations and Foreign Exchanges, believes that France has been trying to show its leadership, and if Sarkozy wins the bet, he will have a good card in the 212 French presidential election.

Dr. Yue Laiqun from the Oil and Gas Strategy Center of the Ministry of Land and Resources told the Economic Information Daily that France's nuclear power generation accounts for more than 7% of the country's total power generation, and the nuclear power plant leakage accident caused by the earthquake in Japan has caused great panic to the French people, so France needs to ensure the strategic interests of its overseas oil reserves, and the French oil company Total has invested heavily in North Africa.

It is also pointed out that one of the original intentions of France to put forward and vigorously promote the "Mediterranean Union Plan" was to attach importance to the potential demand for developing nuclear energy in North Africa.

According to statistics, as of October 21, the number of French companies operating in Libya has increased from 18 in 28 to 32, and energy is the main investment field. According to a report on the website of Time magazine, French oil companies have invested billions of dollars in Libya.

For the whole of Europe, the strategic position of Libya and even the whole Middle East cannot be ignored.

Middle Eastern countries on the southern shore of the Mediterranean Sea are either located at the crossroads of international shipping or rich in oil and natural gas resources, and are also the key areas for preventing illegal immigrants in Europe.

Some analysts pointed out that Europe is most concerned about tangible benefits on the Middle East issue, namely energy, capital and market. At the beginning of 29, the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine made most of Europe uneasy. The Middle East countries are rich in oil and natural gas resources, which is irresistible to European countries with energy shortage. Europe tries to operate there as a lever to balance Russian energy supply. A considerable share of the oil and gas resources consumed by Italy, Germany, Spain and France come from Libya and other countries in the Middle East.

In addition, the huge arms orders from the Middle East, as well as the sovereign fund investment from these countries, are essential driving forces for Europe, which is in debt crisis, in the process of its economic recovery.

driven by huge interests, European countries have maintained close ties with countries in the Middle East for many years. Due to the interests, after the turmoil in the Middle East countries, the EU considered the relevant foreign policies on the sidelines, and there were also internal differences. This may be because some countries are worried about their interests in Libya, especially the damage to oil supply.