ive ▁established ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁Lib yan ▁National ▁Trans itional ▁Council ▁in ▁their ▁effort ▁to ▁over throw ▁the ▁regime ▁of ▁Mu am mar ▁G add af i ▁in ▁Lib ya . ▁It ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁western ▁nations ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁League , ▁and ▁known ▁by ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁other ▁names ▁including ▁the ▁Lib ya ▁Contact ▁Group ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Contact ▁Group ▁for ▁Lib ya . ▁ ▁Form ation ▁ ▁The ▁Contact ▁Group ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁following ▁the ▁London ▁Conference ▁on ▁Lib ya ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁conference ▁included ▁United ▁Nations ▁Secretary ▁General ▁Ban ▁Ki ▁Moon , ▁prominent ▁deleg ates ▁from ▁the ▁Arab ▁League ▁and ▁from ▁European ▁countries , ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton , ▁and ▁represent atives ▁from ▁NAT O . ▁Le aders ▁of ▁the ▁Lib yan ▁National ▁Trans itional ▁Council ▁including ▁Mah m oud ▁J ib ril ▁were ▁consult ed ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁conference ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁attend . ▁ ▁Contact ▁Group ▁Its ▁first ▁three ▁meet ings ▁were ▁in ▁D oh a , ▁Rome ▁and ▁Ab u ▁D hab i . ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁fourth ▁meeting , ▁held ▁in ▁Ist an bul ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁attended ▁by ▁American ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton , ▁the ▁Contact ▁Group ▁announced ▁its ▁participants ' ▁agreement ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁Lib yan ▁National ▁Trans itional ▁Council , ▁the ▁major ▁coal ition ▁of ▁anti - G add af i ▁forces , ▁as ▁the ▁" leg it imate