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Libya 'not rewarded' for rejecting nukes
 Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi says his country has been poorly recompensed for pledging to renounce nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. He says this offers little incentive for other countries to follow suit. Libya pledged to abandon the weapons in December, ending its international isolation. Mr Gaddafi told French newspaper Le Figaro he was disappointed that the United States, Europe and Japan had not given Libya more security guarantees in return. "If we are not recompensed, other countries will not follow our example and dismantle their programs," Mr Gaddafi said on the eve of a two-day visit to Libya by French President Jacques Chirac.The interview is to be published in Le Figaro on Wednesday. "When we have spoken to North Korea and Iran, which are suspected of having nuclear programs, they said: 'But what recompense have you had? What have you received from the international community? So, why do you want us to dismantle our program?'" Mr Gaddafi, who has patched up relations with Europe and the United States after decades of hostility, says Libya should receive 'peaceful technology' in compensation for pledging to abandon military technology. The European Union agreed in September to lift all sanctions on Libya - just days after Washington revoked a broad US trade embargo.
Posted by: Fred 2004-11-24 |
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