Qaddafi - Aziz discuss Palestine, Iraq problems

Libyan President Moaamar Qaddafi received Sunday Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz.

Aziz conveyed a message from President Saddam Hussein concerning coordinating stances between the two states on the issues that will be discussed during the Arab summit due to start in Beirut on March 27.

The meeting stressed the necessity of backing the defiant Palestinian Intifada and providing protection for the Palestinian people.

The meeting discussed US threats against Iraq. Qaddafi expressed Libya's solidarity with Iraq. He affirmed his country's firm stance calling for ending the decade-old sanctions on Iraq.

Aziz arrived in Tripoli Saturday evening in a tour includes Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, The official Iraqi news agency reported today.