Libya's rebels will be allowed supplies by ship to the city of Misurata, which has been under siege for weeks by Moamer Gaddafi's forces, French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet said Wednesday.
Libya is under a United Nations naval embargo, DPA reported.
But the international coalition engaged in the NATO-led campaign in Libya "considered that rebel boats leaving from Benghazi with food for Misurata could navigate and bring supplies," Longuet told France Inter radio.
On Tuesday, the rebels trying to overthrow Gaddafi complained that NATO, which is imposing a no-fly zone, was "letting the people of Misurata die."
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said the situation in Libya's third-largest city "cannot last."
"Misurata is in a situation that cannot last and I will hold talks in a few hours with the secretary-general of NATO (Anders Fogh Rasmussen), he told France Info radio.
NATO took over on Thursday, allowing the US to pull out of air combat operations on Monday.
Juppe also again ruled out supplying arms to Libya's rebels.
"We are not getting into a situation where we will deliver weapons," he said.
His comments came after the rebels' military leader, General Abdul Fattah Younis, confirmed his forces had received weapons from allied countries.
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