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Article: Arab League chief plans Libya trip to urge Gadhafi to reconsider withdrawal
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- October 25, 2002
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Dateline: CAIRO, Egypt
The Arab League chief will visit Libya within the next 24 hours hoping
to persuade Col. Moammar Gadhafi's government to reconsider its decision
to withdraw from the pan-Arab organization, his spokesman said Friday.
Libya announced Thursday it was pulling out of the 22-member league,
citing its "inefficiency" in dealing with the crises over Iraq and
the Palestinians.
Egypt's Middle East News Agency quoted Arab League spokesman Hesham
Youssef as saying the visit Saturday by Amr Moussa followed Libya'
s notice expressing its intention to withdraw from the league.
Youssef said Moussa was hopeful that Libya would reconsider its decision.
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