9/19/2005

Libya: Reports of Gaddafi planning visit to Israel

Libyan newspapers have revealed that the country's leader, Muammer al Gaddafi is planning a trip to Israel.

According to the pan-Arab website Moheet, Tripoli and Tel Aviv have reached an agreement on Gaddafi's visit to Israel following the difficulty faced by Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon in organising a trip to Tripoli.

"The Palestinian information and communication centre reveals also that during the recent visit by an American delegation, Gaddafi expressed the desire to go to Israel to participate in person with the normalisation of ties between the Arab countries and the Jewish state," said the Moheet report. Before the visit, the Libyan leader is believed to have announced a series of meetings with the presidents and heads of state of governments in the region in order to get the approval from Arab countries for the visit.

Source: AKI