AHG/Dec.151 (XXXVI)
DECISION ON THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNTIED KINGDOM - CM/2169 (LXXII)
The Assembly:
EXPRESSES SATISFACTION at the commencement of the trial of the two Libyan suspects and REQUESTS that all the necessary conditions be provided to ensure that the trial is fair, neutral, and transparent;
REQUESTS the Security Council to take a decision as soon as possible for a final and total lifting of sanctions imposed on the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and CONSIDERS as unacceptable any delay or impediment to this process, or any request contrary to international law, such as request for damages prior to the verdict of the Scottish Tribunal on this matter;
REAFFIRMS the right of the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to compensation for the damages caused by the imposition of sanctions;
COMMENDS the Outgoing Chairman of the OAU for his endeavours in approaching the President of the UN Security Council as well as the UN Secretary- General regarding the immediate and definitive lifting of the sanctions imposed on the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya;
NOTES WITH APPRECIATION the normalization of diplomatic relations and economic cooperation between the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and a number of Western countries and ENCOURAGES other countries to follow suit;
FURTHER REQUESTS the Secretary-General to follow-up on the implementation of this decision and to submit a report thereon to the Thirty-seventh Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government.