ROME, May 5 (Reuters) - Turkey's Foreign Minister has called for a ceasefire in Libya within seven days, his Italian counterpart said during a meeting of the NATO-backed coalition against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Frattini said the United Nations had confirmed its objective for a ceasefire as soon as possible, and that Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had suggested the target.
"Minister Davutoglu, from Turkey...spoke of a very ambitious objective, a ceasefire within seven days," Frattini said.
He said there was a willingness in the anti-Gaddafi coalition to step up the pace of military action to meet what he called the ambitious goal.
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