VOL. XL

No. 28

14-July-1997

LIBYA

Libya Says It Will Ignore Renewed Security Council Sanctions

Libya's Ambassador to the UN, Mr. Abuzaid Umar Durdah, said on 10 July that his countrywill ignore the sanctions imposed in 1992 following a Security Council decision to retainthe sanctions earlier in the day. Mr. Durdah blamed the Council's decision on the US andthe UK and said: "We can from now on behave as if these sanctions were nottherealso the African countries and the Arab countries can behave...