France may veto Libya sanction end

France will today veto a US resolution to lift more than a decade of sanctions against Libya if no agreement is reached on compensation for the families of the victims of an airliner bombing over the Niger desert.

France may veto Libya sanction end

France will today veto a US resolution to lift more than a decade of sanctions against Libya if no agreement is reached on compensation for the families of the victims of an airliner bombing over the Niger desert.

Such a move would throw into disarray the €2.4bn Libya has agreed to pay to families of victims of the Lockerbie bombing.

Britain, which holds this month’s presidency of the UN Security Council, had hoped to get a vote lifting sanctions this afternoon.

Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin asked for a delay in the vote.

ā€œIf it comes to a vote, we will vote against,ā€ said a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman.

The US had indicated it would abstain.

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