At the meeting of the Libya Contact Group in Doha, Qatar, international diplomats have given the Transitional National Council a new level of recognition.
The group agreed to set up a "trust fund" for the Benghazi-based council after uniting to demand longterm leader Muammar Gaddafi step down.
Al Jazeera's James Bays was at the meeting in Doha and spoke to William Hague, British foreign secretary.
