Libya’s Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmudi speaks during a news conference in Tripoli May 26, 2011. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi

LONDON — Moamer Gaddafi’s Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi
will send international leaders a message proposing an immediate UN-monitored
ceasefire in Libya, Britain’s Independent reported Thursday.

According to a letter seen by the newspaper, Gathafi’s
regime is ready to enter into unconditional talks with rebels, declare an
amnesty for both sides and draft a new constitution.

“The future Libya will be radically different to the
one that existed three months ago,” an extract published in the broadsheet
said. “That was always the plan. Only now we may need to accelerate the
process.

“But to do so, we must stop the fighting, start
talking, agree on a new constitution and create a system of government that
both reflects the reality of our society and conforms to the demands of
contemporary governance,” it added.

“The cycle of violence must be replaced by a cycle of
reconciliation. Both sides need the incentive to move out of their corner and
to engage in a process that will lead to consensus.”

NATO airstrikes intensified in Tripoli this week but US
President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron both warned
Wednesday that victory did not seem likely in the near future.

Previous ceasefires were immediately breached by Gathafi,
but the newspaper quotes a British government source who suggested that western
powers may now accept a ceasefire without the precondition of Gathafi going
into exile.

However, both Obama and Cameron on Wednesday stated after
talks in London that Gathafi must leave the country.

In the message seen by the Independent, the Libyan prime
minister departed from previous policy by not declaring that Gathafi be a part
of the country’s future.

The prime minister promised to appoint an executive
committee to “foresee the ceasefire and propose a mechanism for a
political dialogue”, according to the leaked letter.

“A process of reconciliation will be initiated which
will include amnesty and compensation to all victims of the conflict,” he
continued. “We are ready to talk to help mediate a ceasefire and to
initiate discussions on the future form of constitutional government.

“Let us create a road-map to the future,” he
urged. “What has occurred in Libya is part of a wider series of events
throughout the Arab world. We understand this. We are ready and we know what is
required of us.”

Libya has been mired in a bloody conflict pitting Gathafi’s
forces against opposition rebels since the eruption of massive anti-government
protests in mid-February.

An international coalition intervened on March 19, launching
air raids and missile strikes under a UN mandate aimed at protecting civilians
from Gathafi’s forces. NATO took command of the air campaign on March 31.