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Libyan rebels report heavy fighting in central and eastern Misrata, but say they are making progress against government troopsThe newly formed international "contact group" on Libya has called for Muammar Gaddafi to stand down as leader.
It said his continued presence threatened any resolution of the crisis in the country, and that Libyans should be allowed to determine their future.
The call came in a final statement read out by Qatar's crown prince at a summit on Libya in Doha.
Rebels seeking to topple Col Gaddafi made their first high-profile diplomatic appearance at the summit.
The contact group also agreed to continue to provide the rebels with "material support" - a form of words described as ambiguous by the BBC's Jon Leyne - and also to consider channelling funds to them.
Earlier, delegates were told by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that more than half of Libya's population of six million might eventually require humanitarian aid.
Ahead of the meeting, the French and British foreign ministers said Nato should be doing more to support Western-led military operations against Col Gaddafi's forces amid suggestions that there were insufficient aircraft being deployed.
The "contact group" was formed at an international ministerial conference in London on 29 March and includes European powers, the US, allies from the Middle East and a number of international organisations.
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