Libya , PLO agree on ending labor problems

Palestinian Liberation Organization executive committee member Zakaria El-Agha announced in Al-Ahram newspaper today that he delivered a verbal message from Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to his Libyan counterpart, Moammar Gaddhafi, during a visit to Libya as part of a delegation of representatives from the various Palestinian ministries.

In the message, Arafat expressed his hope of resuming Libyan-Palestinian ties as before, Agha said, After it was agreed with Libyan authorities to end the problems that have affected Palestinian migrant labor force.

Libyan command has issued a decree allowing Palestinians to return to their work under the same conditions that existed before Gaddhafi expelled them, Agha said, adding that the two parties reached an agreement on facilitating Palestinian laborers' movement in and out of Libya and on canceling their school, university and medication fees.