§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the decision of the Arab League Council meeting of Foreign Ministers in Cairo in so far as it related to the Lockerbie case; and what response he is making.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI refer the hon. Member to the written reply I gave to him on 12 April,Official Report, column 21.
The Arab League, and our partners in the United Nations Security Council, are aware of our position on the proposal in the Arab League Council resolution for a Scottish trial of the two accused of the Lockerbie bombing to be held at the seat of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
Our view remains that the Libyan Government should comply with the mandatory Security Council resolutions and, in particular, hand over the two accused for a trial in Scotland or the United States without further delay.