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London, 18 Sep - (ANA) - Libya's prime minister has appealed for British help to remove weapons from the country amid fears of increased arms smuggling to Syria. Ali Zeidan met British Prime Minister David Cameron and said weapons left after the collapse of the Gaddafi regime in 2011 were an "international" problem. On Monday the UN was told a "worrying" amount of weapons were leaving Libya. Mr Cameron said the country faced "huge challenges" and Britain was determined to help. At the meeting in Downing Street on Tuesday, Mr Zeidan said he wanted to co-operate with Britain, "especially in the field of removing weapons from Libya". He said: "It is now an international matter and we do need assistance in order to perform this task because we are now facing a battle with international terrorism that extends from Afghanistan to Mali." Mr Cameron told Mr Zeidan: "We recognise the huge challenges you face in terms of security and governance, putting in place the capacity that Libya needs for a good and strong government. "We are doing everything we can to help." Specific details of the proposed help have not yet emerged. (ANA)