Libya seeks to settle al-Sader issue

The son of Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi, Seif al-Islam, currently visiting Qatar said that Libya seeks to settle the issue of the disappearance of the chairman of the Higher Shiite Islamic Council Imam Mousa al-Sader.

In a statement to the Qatari dailies published today ( Tuesday), Seif al-Islam said that his country will work to clarify itself in this file " and that it is embarking on studying the case of Imam al-Sader disappearance in a " legal and objective."

He added:" there are contacts with Iran to be followed by co-ordination with Italy to complete investigation in this case." Seif al-Islam continued that there is a military cooperation ( Libya) with the western states especially Britain whose prime minister will visit Libya next Thursday." He denied he will be a successor for his father to the rule saying that "Libya is different from other Arab states in this regard."