'Give UN big role' in Libya rebuilding

BEIJING - China will be among those calling for the United Nations to be given a prominent role in Libya's post-war reconstruction at the upcoming New York "Friends of Libya" conference, analysts said.

The conference is scheduled to open at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday. China is expected to participate in the upcoming meeting.

Given that the UN recognized the National Transitional Council (NTC) as the legitimate holder of Libya's UN seat on Friday, the New York conference may involve more specific matters than the Paris gathering, said Yin Gang, an expert on Middle East studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).