Arab League continues efforts for solution to Lockerbie incident

Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid on Wednesday in Cairo discussed with Libyan Foreign Minister Omar al-Muntasir the latest developments concerning the Lockerbie crisis and efforts exerted to find a settlement for it.

The AL chief stressed his full support for Libya's position in the Lockerbie incident to obtain all necessary guarantees to try the two Libyan suspects in the Hague.

The AL chief also told the Libyan official of the AL's stand in opposing the recent US - British aggressions against Iraq.

For his part al-Muntasir stressed following the meeting the need to take an Arab step toward maintaining Arab solidarity. He added, "A clear Arab stand should be taken to ward off the US intransigence."