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Xinhua
KAMPALA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni blasted the West on Monday for double standards over the conflict in Libya.

Citing the developments in Libya and Bahrain, Museveni accused Western countries of always using double standards.

While imposing a no-fly zone in a rival country like Libya, the West turns a blind eye to a similar case in Bahrain, one of the pro-West countries, he said in a statement.

Museveni is one of the five African presidents mandated by the African Union (AU) to tackle the crisis in Libya.

On Sunday, an AU mission cancelled its planned trip to the Libyan capital Tripoli for talks between Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and rebels, because of the airstrikes launched by France, Britain and the United States.

The five African countries forming the panel of presidents on Libya also include South Africa, Mali, the Republic of Congo and Mauritania.

The African leaders met in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott on Saturday, voicing opposition to foreign military intervention amid the Libya crisis, demanding Libya's sovereignty and territorial integrity be respected.