VOL. XLV

No 2

14-January-2002

LIBYA

Bush Extends Libya Sanctions ForOne Year

President George W Bush on 3January notified Congress he was extending US economic sanctions on Libya for ayear to January 2003, continuing the annual renewal of the executive orderfirst initiated by President Ronald Reagan in 1986. The crisis between theUnited States and Libya that led to the declaration of a national emergency onJanuary 7, 1986, has not been resolved, the notice to Congress stated, adding:Despite the...