Obama confers with Turkish, Qatari leaders on Libya

President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in front of Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi during the family photo session at the G20 Summit in Seoul November 12, 2010.

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who is seeking to shore up participation and clarify leadership of the military attacks on Libyan forces, spoke with Turkish and Qatari leaders on Monday evening, the White House said.

In a statement released on Tuesday it said Obama and Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan agreed the mission "will require a broad-based international effort, including Arab states."

The Obama administration wants to shift the United States out of the lead role for military intervention in Libya.

NATO member Turkey has said it is unable to agree to NATO taking over enforcement of a no-fly zone over Libya if the scope of the operation goes beyond what the United Nations sanctioned.

The White House statement said that on the call with Erdogan, the two leaders reaffirmed support for the United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya.

"The leaders agreed that this will require a broad-based international effort, including Arab states, to implement and enforce the UN resolutions, based on national contributions and enabled by NATO's unique multinational command and control capabilities to ensure maximum effectiveness," the statement said.

In the call with Qatar's Emir, Obama underscored Qatar's contribution to the Libya mission, a White House official told reporters aboard Air Force One as the U.S. president was traveling in Latin America.

(Writing by Caren Bohan; Editing by Paul Simao)