Sunday, 10 September, 2000:
Economic sanctions imposed on poor countries are just as threatening as
terrorist acts of violence, Libya's foreign minister told world leaders at
the U.N. Millennium Summit. ``In order for the international community to
combat terrorism, we should, first and foremost, define terrorism and the
causes which lie behind it, as well as all acts of violence,'' Libya's
foreign minister, Abdel-Rahman Shalgem, said Friday. Then he defined
terrorism, as Libya sees it: sanctions; resorting to brutal force; the
threat to use such force; conditions laid down by the World Bank, the
International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization; nuclear arms
and weapons of mass destruction. Shalgem also called for apologies and
compensation for former colonies ``for the persecution inflicted upon them,
the destruction caused to their environment, and for their resources and
cultural properties that have been plundered.'' Libya is a former Italian
colony. [AP]
Sunday, 10 September, 2000: German Chancellor
Gerhard Schroeder on Saturday welcomed the release of the last German
hostage held in the southern Philippines, Marc Wallert, and thanked those
who helped secure his release, particularly Libya. Schroeder also praised
his Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer for his involvement in resolving the
crisis. Fischer, who earlier singled out Libyan envoy Rajab Azzarouq for
special thanks, may well decide to fly to Tripoli to welcome Marc Wallert
when the freed hostages are flown there on Sunday. [Reuters]
Sunday, 10 September, 2000: Police in the Central
African Republic arereported to have charged two men with the murder of the
Libyan ambassador tothe country. Officials said the men had admitted to
being part of a gang whichgunned down the diplomat al-Sanussi Abdullah Awad
in the capital, Bangui,eleven days ago. A third man, from Cameroon, is said
to have escaped fromcustody. Libya has accused American and Israeli agents
of being behind the killing. [BBC]
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