Europe Parliament Refuses to Support Sanctions on Libya
The European Parliament refused Thursday to back President Reagan’s call for economic sanctions against Libya to protest Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi’s alleged links to international terrorism.
The Parliament adopted a resolution that condemned as “barbarous acts of terrorism” the attacks at the Rome and Vienna airports by Palestinian terrorists but “reiterated its reservations about the effectiveness of economic sanctions.”
The United States says Libya was linked to the Dec. 27 terrorist attack against Israeli airline facilities at the Rome and Vienna international airports. On Jan. 7, Reagan cut economic ties with Libya, ordered all Americans to leave the country and urged U.S. allies to join the actions against Libya.
The Parliament rejected 90 to 28, with 30 absentions, a resolution that it “study the possibilities for the European Economic Community to rupture all commercial relations with Libya.”
The European Parliament includes delegates from the 12 countries in the European Communities.
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