利比亚过渡全国委员会的代表团星期五和美国官员在华盛顿开会。一天前，这个代表团得到英国的重大政治支持。这个反对派组织将和美国国家安全顾问汤姆.多尼伦和其他高级美国官员会面。该委员会负责人阿卜杜勒.加里尔说，该组织正在寻求政治认可。
星期四， 英国邀请利比亚反叛组织的全国过渡委员会在英国开设办公处。英国领导人还保证向利比亚反对派提供更多通讯设备、防弹衣和制服。
与此同时，北约说，联军战舰星期四击退了忠于利比亚领导人卡扎菲的军队的海上攻击。北约说，英国和加拿大战舰击退试图袭击米苏拉塔港口的多艘快艇。
A delegation from Libya’s Transitional National Council sits down for talks with U.S. officials in Washington on Friday, a day after getting a major political boost from Britain.
The opposition group members will meet with national security adviser Tom Donilon and other senior U.S. officials. Council head Mustafa Abdul-Jalil says the group is seeking political recognition.
On Thursday, Britain invited the rebel group to open an office in the country. British leaders also promised to provide the Libyan opposition with more communications equipment, bulletproof vests and uniforms. Meanwhile, NATO says allied warships repelled a naval attack by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Thursday. NATO says British and Canadian warships beat back speedboats that were trying to attack the port in Misrata.