EU CONSIDERS LIFTING ARMS EMBARGO FROM LIBYA
LONDON [MENL] -- The European Union is considering lifting its arms embargo
from Libya.

EU foreign ministers will discuss a proposal to remove the arms embargo from
Libya during a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday. The proposal was submitted
by Italy, which has been negotiating for the sale of fast patrol craft to
the North African country.

A decision is not expected imminently, EU sources said. They said they
expect the United States to oppose the Italian proposal.

In 1999, the United Nations suspended Security Council sanctions imposed on
Libya in connection with the bombing of the Pan Am airliner over Lockerbie,
Scotland in 1988. At the urging of the United States, the EU agreed to
maintain sanctions on military sales but has resumed exports of civilian and
dual-use equipment to Libya.
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