Qathafi denies the need for mediation with Saudi Arabia

1/1/2005

The Libyan leader Muammar al-Qathafi denied what was rumored that Tripoli is in need for help in order to maintain the relations with Saudi Arabia, after Riyadh had summoned its ambassador because of allegations over a conspiracy to assassinate the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz.

In an interview with al-Jazeera TV yesterday in the "Harvest ( Hasad) of 2004" program, Qathafi criticized what he described as American press reports as groundless over differences between the two sides.

Saudi papers last week described al-Qathafi as "insane" and " tubborn" because of what al-Riyadh paper described as a Libyan conspiracy to assassinate crown prince Abdullah.

Replying to reports that Egypt is making mediation between the two states, Qathafi said that there is no need for mediation and there is noting worthy that between Libya and Riyadh.

In October 2004, one American court stated to jail the American Islamist activist Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi over being involved in illegal financial dealings with Libya and over his role in the alleged assassination conspiracy.

The Libyan leader continued his criticism to the Arab League and the lack of its member states of what he described the unity of ranks in the Middle East. He said that the relations between Libya and Italy are better in thousand of times that Libya's relations with her sister Egypt." He added that the relations between Tunis and Germany is much better from its relations ( Tunisia) with Libya.

In the same interview, Qathafi warned against the withdrawal of the Syrian forces from Lebanon might lead to the collapse of conditions in the country. He added he refuses, in principle, the existence of foreign forces in another country.

He called on countries which own atomic bomb, especially the US and Israel to get rid of them and ruled out that Iran owns nuclear weapons.

The Libyan leader ( 61) year old refused the assumptions that he is preparing his son Seif al-Slam ( 32 year old) to succeed him in power. He said that the principle of inheritance is not in the thinking of Libya.