Diplomats speak as rebels lose ground in Libya - CNN International

A Libyan uninterrupted holds a portrait of Muammar al-Gaddafi in Misrata Friday. UA members are due to talks over the weekend.New: Pro-Gaddafi forces attack the African AjdabiyaAn Union City Committee plans to meet with the leaders of the opposition of Benghazi this legislature of U.S. weekendFormer Weldon leaves Libya with a letter, but no meeting with the GadhafiOpposition forces are regularly pushed back by troops of the Gadhafi

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) - African leaders were meeting Saturday to try to end impasse of the Libya, bloody as advanced forces loyal to Muammar al-Gaddafi attack Ajdabiya, the city of the East where the opposition had reveled in victoryThere are just two weeks.

Special Committee of the African Union on the Libya - represented by Mauritania, Republic of the Congo, Mali, Uganda and South Africa - was held in Mauritania and will travel to the bastion Libyan rebels of Benghazi Sunday and Monday to meet with the leaders of the oppositionthe South African Government.

The South African Government has also said that NATO has granted the approval of the Committee meet with embattled leader Muammar al-Gaddafi in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

Gaddafi has been a great supporter of the African Union and has channeled large sums of money his way. Libya also holds a seat on the peace and the 15-Member Security Council. As such, the leaders of the opposition in Benghazi have not expressed optimism on the success of the mediation.

The Organization of the United Nations has said that Secretary General Ban Ki - moon will travel to Cairo, Egypt, Thursday next headed meetings on the Libya at the headquarters of the Arab League. Among the participants will Catherine Ashton, the representative for Foreign Affairs and security of the European Union.

The Libya State television, broadcast at the same time, images of a fist-pumping Gaddafi, visiting what appeared to be a primary school in Tripoli. The anchor said the school was the target of international air attacks and would be attacked.

Former legislator to U.S. Curt Weldon visited the Libya this week hoping to speak directly with Gaddafi but left without a meeting. He managed to obtain a letter of strong man to the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

"I am disappointed that I did not have to sit down face to face with Colonel Gadhafi, as promised, but I can have to do something even more important - a path to a resolution of this conflict," Weldon said in a statement to his departure.

Weldon visited the Libya in 2004 when he was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania and said that he was invited at this time by Gaddafi.

In the attempts of the diplomacy, Libya war raged on the ground.

In the back-and-forth battle for Ajdabiya, Gaddafi forces attack with an artillery barrage at the West gates of the city, forcing the rebels to retreat.

Street fighting erupted as the Loyalists, aided by sympathizers, entered the city and opposition fighters seem to have all but lost to hard-won territory.

At the height of their March towards Tripoli, rebel within 40 km (25 miles) from Sirte - hometown of Gadhafi in the West of the Libya. But the loyalist forces have constantly pushed back the rebels and are now ready to get off the highway at Benghazi, capital of the opposition.

The road to litter Burnt carcasses of Libyan army tanks by planes of the coalition, three weeks ago. But it is more difficult to distinguish between the troops of pro-Gaddafi. They changed of tactical and likely to move in civilian vehicles.

Men holding a defence light in Ajdabiya said that they were a formidable enemy.

"Gaddafi troops have good weapons and have training and have leadership and experience, a Hunter of rebels a.Ben Wedeman, Reza Sayah and Nic Robertson CNN has contributed to this report."

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