End Libya Sanctions, Arab League Asks U.S.
The Arab League called on the United States on Saturday to lift sanctions against Libyan leader Col. Moammar Kadafi’s government. It said the restrictions are damaging Arab-American relations.
President Bush notified Congress on Thursday that he would be extending the existing sanctions for another year, saying Libya continues to support terrorism.
A spokesman for the Tunis-based Arab League said the U.S. perpetuation of the sanctions “is all the more regrettable because efforts are under way to substitute an era of peace and security for the tensions known in the Middle East.”
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