Meguid Flies to Britain and Italy to discuss the crisis of Lockerbie
Libya, Politics, 10/14/1997

The secretary-general of the Arab League Dr. Esmat Abdel Meguid will head to Britain, Italy and the UAE beginning of next month to discuss the crisis of Lockerbie with the foreign ministers of these countries.

A source in the league said that the French stance toward the crisis is more encouraging than the American and British stances. The source added that the diplomatic efforts exerted by the Arab League aim to lift the embargo imposed on the Libyan people and to provide a just trial to the Libyans suspected of being involved in exploding the US plane over Lockerbie in 1988.

The source described the American and British responses to the decision taken by the Arab League last month regarding excepting the flights of the Libyan officials and those for religious purposes and for moving foreign labor from the embargo as arrogant.

The Libyan permanent envoy to the Arab League, Ambassador Salma Rashed, lauded the efforts exerted by the Arab League, the Organization of the African Unity and the Non-alignment Movement to end the suffering of the Libyan people and to bring an end to the measures imposed on Libya since the end of April 1992.

The Arab League stressed the fact that Libya will not hand over its citizens under any circumstances and will abide only by its laws. The Arab League has offered 3 suggestions to solve the crisis: holding the trial before a Scottish court in the headquarters of the Court of Justice in Lahai, holding the trial in a third country other than the USA or Britain, or forming a special criminal court in Lahai.

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