Prime minister Mark Rutte said on Thursday he want to unfreeze €2bn-worth of Libyan assets, frozen when former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi began his violent put-down of the country’s pro-democracy movement.

The statement comes as senior politicians from around the world gather in Paris for what the BBC calls ‘a summit on Libya’s future’.
Releasing the cash is crucial for getting Libya’s economy back on track, Rutte said.
The Netherlands also plans to offer the new regime the help of experts in identifying and removing mines and other explosives, he said.