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Gold/Mining/Energy : Lundin Oil (LOILY, LOILB Sweden)
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To: Tomas who wrote (2002)2/8/2001 4:40:18 PM
From: Tomas   of 2742
 
China Calls for Lifting of Sanctions on Libya

SHANGHAI, Feb 7, 2001 -- (Reuters) China on Wednesday called for the swift removal of sanctions on Libya following the end of the Lockerbie bombing trial.

Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan told his Libyan counterpart Mohammed Abderrahmane Chalgam in a telephone conversation on Wednesday that China would work tirelessly to lift the sanctions, Xinhua state news agency reported.

Scottish judges last week convicted Libyan intelligence agent Abdel Basset al-Megrahi of the 1988 Pan Am airliner bombing over Scotland in which 270 people were killed. The court cleared his co-accused Al-Amin Khalifa Fahima.

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has disputed Megrahi's conviction and called for U.N. sanctions against Libya to be lifted.

"The Chinese government has always opposed the frequent choice of sanctions and calls for an early lifting of sanctions on Libya," Xinhua quoted Tang as saying.

"China hopes that relevant parties continue to negotiate for an appropriate settlement of the Lockerbie issue as early as possible, and China will work with other members of the international community for a complete lifting of sanctions on Libya," he said.

Russia said on Monday the end of the Lockerbie trial opened the way for sanctions against Libya to be dropped. But Britain and the United States have insisted Libya accept responsibility and pay compensation for the bombing before the sanctions, suspended two years ago, can be permanently lifted.
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