Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, a member of the African Union (AU) panel on Libya, said here Tuesday that the African Union (AU) was determined to reach a cease-fire in Libya to "preserve the interests of the Libyan people."

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (L front) talks to media in Algiers, Algeria, on April 12, 2011. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, a member of the African Union (AU) panel on Libya, said here Tuesday that the African Union (AU) was determined to reach a cease-fire in Libya to "preserve the interests of the Libyan people." [Xinhua]

"We are determined to achieve this goal (cease-fire) to preserve the highest interest of the Libyan people," Ould Abdel Aziz said following discussions between Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and AU panel on Libya.

The members of AU panel on Libya include Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso and President of the African Union (AU) Commission Jean Ping.

The delegation arrived in Algiers Monday night after a two-day visit to mediate the situation in Libya, where violent clashes are continuing between pro-Gaddafi forces and rebels.