Communications underway to defuse Libya crisis

Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said that there are current communications with the United Nations to reach a solution to the Lockerbie crisis.

He added that there are current communication between officials in Egypt and Libya concerning this issue, where Moussa phoned with the secretary of the general people's committee on this issue.

On the Iraqi crisis, Moussa said that Egypt is pursing the consultations taking place in the UN Security Council and the suggested initiatives in this respect.

He stated that the committee for Arab communications concerning Iraq is going to meet in New York soon on the level of this committee and is in continuous contact with Security Council members regarding the initiatives suggested in the Security Council and measures to be taken, adding that this committee is working under the authorization of the Arab League council in its recent consultative meeting.