VOL. XLIV

No. 08

19-February-2001

LIBYA

Security Council Fails To Agree On Fate Of UN Sanctions On Libya

The UN Security Council on 14 February held a two-hour closed meeting in which the ambassadors of the US and UK reported on discussions they had held with Libyas UN representative. But despite pressure from other council members for sanctions to be lifted following the conclusion of the Lockerbie trial (MEES, 5 February), no decision was taken. Council president Said Ben Mustafa of Tunisia...