Arabic News Weekly Edition for Libya, 6/30/2003
Weekly Edition, Libya - Week of June 30, 2003
- Libya: the first celebration of the American national day after 20 years
A celebration was held yesterday in Libya on the US National day for the first day since 20 years despite the fact there are no diplomatic relations between the two countries. Libya-USA, Politics, 7/5/2003 - Libyan- Italian agreement to fight migration
Libya and Italy yesterday signed an agreement to fight illegal migration from the countries of North Africa to Europe via Italy, but the agreement did not indicate that it is possible for the Italian forces to run patrols on the Libyan coasts, as stated before upon talking about the context of the agreement, after this issue raised a heated debate in Libya as Tripoli refused to give up part of its sovereignty in this regard. Libya-Italy, Politics, 7/4/2003 - Qathafi confers with Afourki, gets message from Ukraine counterpart Libya-Eritrea, Politics, 7/3/2003
- Morocco, Libya probe bilateral cooperation Libya-Morocco, Politics, 7/2/2003
- Libyan- Italian talks on fighting illegal immigration; Shalqam: not at the expense of our sovereignty
The secretary of the Libyan people's general committee for foreign contacts and international cooperation, Abdul Rahman Shalqam, renewed his assertion yesterday that his country will not permit patrols for Italian police in the Libyan territories Libya-Italy, Politics, 6/30/2003