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Ghadafi abandons Arab Leagueâs opening session
The annual summit of the League of Arab States began Saturday with a protest from Moammar Ghadafi. The two-day meeting in Tunis is the leagueâs second attempt in as many months to agree on proposals for political reform. Diplomats say Ghadafi walked out during a speech by Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa because he was annoyed by perceived criticism of Libyaâs decision to renounce its weapons of mass destruction programs. "I regret that Libya is obliged to boycott the sessions of the summit. The reasons are as follows: non-agreement of the agenda," Ghadafi later told reporters....Posted by: Rafael 2004-05-22 |
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