>Friday, 15 September, 2000: Libya on Thursday reiterated its call for the >United Nations to lift permanently the sanctions imposed on it following the >bombing of an airliner over the Scottish village of Lockerbie. Libyan Minister >for International Cooperation Abdurrahman Shalgem (photo) told the UN General >Assembly that "The Security Council should, as early as possible, adopt a >resolution under which the sanctions imposed on the Libyan people are fully >and irrevocably lifted." And he accused the United States of "stubbornness" in >opposing the lifting of UN sanctions. Shalgem said that Libya categorically >rejected terrorism, and was committed to cooperating fully with the judicial >authorities. "Despite all these developments, however, the (UN Security) >Council has been hindered from adopting the resolution which should be adopted >-- namely to lift the sanctions -- because of the stubbornness of one country, >the United States," he said. [AFP] > >Friday, 15 September, 2000: Libyan leader Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi on Thursday >accused industrial countries of abusing oil producing regions and failing to >show sensitivity to those areas whose oil drove the world economy. In a letter >to government leaders about the latest oil price increases, which have >provoked unrest and protest at high prices in much of Europe, Qadhafi said: >"The policies adopted by superpowers towards these regions are crazy, rash and >threatening and these areas have become very hot and explosive." "Regions >which possess oil must be registered as sensitive and vital areas and there >must be a guarantee to avoid handling them with roughness," he added. >[Reuters] _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________________________ Kominform list for general information. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anti-Imperialism list for anti-imperialist news. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________
