Spain, one of several NATO allies involved in Libya, said on Thursday, May 26, it received a proposal from Libyan Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi for an immediate ceasefire.
"We've received the message and our position lies with the rest of Europe," a spokesman for the Prime Minister's office said.
"Everyone is anxious for there to be an agreement … but certain steps have to be taken first and so far they haven't been taken," he said.
British newspaper The Independent reported that al-Mahmoudi had written to a number of foreign governments proposing an immediate ceasefire to be monitored by the United Nations and the African Union.
It said al-Mahmoudi also requested unconditional talks with the opposition, amnesty for both sides in the conflict and the drafting of a new constitution, but made no mention of leader Muammar Gaddafi's role in the country's future.
There was no immediate comment from Libya, Reuters reported.
