Arabic News Weekly Edition for Libya, 6/15/1998
Weekly Edition, Libya - Week of June 15, 1998
- Postponing the visit of Libyan president to Cairo confirms the crisis
The reasons beyond the postponement of Libyan President Moammar Gaddafi's visit to Cairo, originally scheduled for June 3, to an unspecified time have been unknown till now. Egypt-Libya, Politics, 6/20/1998 - Tripoli criticizes U.S. call for partnership with North African countries
Libya announced on Thursday that the U.S. idea of establishing an economic partnership with three North African countries, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, is aimed at creating a dispute within the Arab Maghreb Union, to which they belong. Libya-Maghreb-USA, Politics, 6/20/1998 - Jordan's Prime Minister arrives in Libya
Majali rejected a notion that the peace process is dead saying that it was facing several obstacles at the same time, but, "the achievement made on the Palestinian track so far should not be ignored." He said. Jordan-Libya, Politics, 6/18/1998 - Lybia - Morocco cooperation talks
Means to bolster Libyan - Moroccan cooperation and trade exchange were discussed at a meeting in Tripoli on Tuesday between the secretary of the Libyan general popular committee for unity and the visiting Moroccan minister of industry and trade. Libya-Morocco, Politics, 6/18/1998 - Syrian president receives messages from Yeltsin, Gaddafi
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Wednesday at al-Chaab Palace in Damascus received President of Osetiya Alexander Dzasokov who conveyed a message from Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Syria-Libya-Russia, Politics, 6/18/1998 - Algeria requests clarification from Libyan ambassador on Maghreb Union
Sabaa Abdul Aziz, the spokesman of the Algerian Foreign Ministry, said that the Libyan ambassador in Algeria was summoned to make clarifications concerning Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's statement Algeria-Libya, Politics, 6/17/1998 - Gaddafi envoy in Damascus Syria-Libya, Politics, 6/17/1998
- Libyan - Moroccan high commission to meet during July Libya-Morocco, Economics, 6/16/1998
- Arab league chief visits London for discussions over Lockerbie issue
Sources close to the pan-arab organization said the secretary general's talks are expected to lead to the creation next September of an arab league council that will take measures to lift sanctions imposed on Libya Libya-Regional, Politics, 6/15/1998