Libya News and Views
Friday, 1 December, 2000: Commenting on the United Nations
Secretary-General's report about landmines, Libya's representative to the
U.N. said that it was regrettable that the report did not refer to
countries that had planted mines in the territories of other countries, and
failed to ask those countries to provide compensation. Furthermore, the
report did not distinguish between the use of mines for legitimate defence
and the irresponsible use of mines by combatant States which already
possessed a wide range of weapons. A significant number of mines had been
placed in Libyan territory during the Second World War, he said. Those
countries responsible should acknowledge their part in the killing and
maiming of Libyans and should also provide maps of landmine fields.
Compensation should also be provided for adverse developmental and
humanitarian effects. [M2]
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Friday, 1 December, 2000: Russia holds talks with Libya on the resumption
of military cooperation, Vice-Premier of the Russian government Ilya
Klebanov told journalists on Thursday. According to him, during this year
three sessions of the Russian-Libyan Commission for military cooperation
took place. At the same time, Klebanov noted, "we have expected a more
vigorous growth than it was in reality." "There is no such effectiveness in
the sphere of military cooperation, on which we counted," the vice-premier
added. Klebanov noted that a strong impetus to the development of
cooperation was given to civil projects, in particular, the construction of
a gas pipeline and a thermal power-station with Russia's participation.
"This may be more important than military cooperation," the vice-premier
pointed out. [Itar-Tass]
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Friday, 1 December, 2000: Commenting on the United Nations
Secretary-General's report about landmines, Libya's representative to the U.N.
said that it was regrettable that the report did not refer to countries
that had
planted mines in the territories of other countries, and failed to ask those
countries to provide compensation. Furthermore, the report did not distinguish
between the use of mines for legitimate defence and the irresponsible use of
mines by combatant States which already possessed a wide range of weapons. A
significant number of mines had been placed in Libyan territory during the
Second World War, he said. Those countries responsible should acknowledge their
part in the killing and maiming of Libyans and should also provide maps of
landmine fields. Compensation should also be provided for adverse developmental
and humanitarian effects. [M2]
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>Libya to Build Five Star Hotel in Khartoum
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>Panafrican News Agency
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>December 1, 2000
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>Khartoum, Sudan
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>Libya is to build a five-star hotel at the confluence of the Blue and White
>Nile in Khartoum.
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>The Libyan Arab Foreign Investment Company said in a statement it has
>entrusted the Quality Project Management Ltd, based in Malta, with the
>development of the 250-room hotel.
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>The project will include a conference centre, a health centre, office space
>and a shopping centre spread over a total area of 45,000 square meters.
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>Construction work is expected to start in early 2001. The area already hosts a
>number of landmark constructions, including the Khartoum Hilton.
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