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Liby
a has been "very forthcoming" in providing information about
its nuclear weapons programme but the US will not consider lifting
sanctions against it until it has a "good sense" the country has
complied with its agreement to dismantle its weapons programmes, US
Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday.
"The next step is to make sure we have a clear understanding of
what Libya possesses, make sure it matches up with what we think
they possess and what they tell us they possess," Powell said,
adding, "They are very forthcoming to this point".
The US is assembling a team to examine Libya's programme and work
with the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic
Energy Agency, to verify Libya's compliance with the agreement
announced December 19 to abandon its programmes to develop weapons
of mass destruction and open the country to inspections, Powell
said.
"When we get that under control and we have a good sense of all of
that, then we'll start to examine the political and policy issues
that relate to bringing Libya back into a different relationship
with the United States and with the rest of the international
community," Powell said.
The US imposed sanctions on Libya after accusing the government of
Moamer Gaddafi of involvement the 1986 bombing of a Berlin disco
that killed two US military personnel. President George W Bush
renewed the sanctions Monday. – Sapa-DPA.
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