Friday, 8 September, 2000:
Libyan leader Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi
expressed optimism Thursday that Libya's strained
relations with the United States could be eased and normal ties restored. ``I
believe there is nothing which prevents the resuming or normalizing of relations
between the twocountries,'' Qadhafi told CNN in a live interview. ``It
is now a new era,'' Qadhafi said. America should ``reconsider its
imperialist approach, because it does not fit with the new era and it will
fail in the end,'' he added. Qadhafi sharply attacked the United Nations
when he was asked about being absent from the worldwide U.N. summit ongoing
in New York. ``Do you expect me to cross the Atlantic Ocean to speak for
five minutes? The
U.N. is not real now; when it is reformed, we would think of talking there,''
he said. [AP]
Friday, 8 September, 2000: The council of
governors of Arab central banks and monetary institutions is to hold its 24th
meeting in Tripoli, Libya next Saturday. According to the Kuwaiti news agency
KUNA, the meeting will discuss recommendations of the ninth meeting of banking
monitory committee for the Arab monetary fund and the unified Arab economic
report of the current year in addition to development of monetary and
financial policies in Arab countries last year. [ArabicNews.Com]
Friday, 8 September, 2000: Police in the Central
African Republic have arrested four suspects in connection with the killing of
the Libyan ambassador in the capital, Bangui, ten days ago. Reports said two
of the suspects are Cameroonian, one a national of the Central African
Republic and the other a European, believed to be a Frenchman. Police said
investigations were continuing into the death of the diplomat Al Sanussi
Abdullah Awad, who was shot by gunmen as he left his home. Libya has accused
agents of being behind the killing. [BBC]
Friday, 8 September, 2000: Libyan leader Mu'mmar
al-Qadhafi said Thursday that Libya's negotiators in the Philipinne
hostage drama will continue to do their best to achieve the release of
all the captives. Asked in an interview on US satellite network CNN about
Libya's position on US hostage Jeffrey Schilling Qadhafi said: "We do not
differentiate between American and other hostages -- we do our best to
release all the hostages." On the issue of money being paid for development
aid in return for the release of hostages, he said: "It is not a question
of money." If it were, he said, there were others who have more money to
pay. "It is a question of moral influence. Libya has supported the rights
of the minority in the Philippines, as it has supported the rights of
minorities all around the world," he continued. [AFP]
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