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Libya Firm on Decision to Quit Arab League: Reports

Libya said on Wednesday that it was sticking to its decision to quit the Arab League, reports reaching Cairo said.

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Libya said on Wednesday that it was sticking to its decision to quit the Arab League, reports reaching Cairo said.

Libya has been firm on the idea to leave the 22-member pan-Arab forum because of the worsening situation in the Arab world, reportsadded.

Arab League chief Amr Moussa paid a brief visit to Libya on Monday to persuade Libya to abandon the idea.

Earlier in the day, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had phone talks with Libyan leader Omar Muammar Ghaddafi on Mideast issues.

During the phone conversation, the two leaders exchanged views on a number of Arab and regional issues in light of the current world changes with emphasis on the issues of Palestine and Iraq, Egypt's official MENA news agency said, without elaborating.

On Oct. 24, Libya informed the Arab League of its intention to quit the group due to its inefficiency in dealing with Arab issues,especially the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and Iraqi crisis.

"Why should we remain as a member of an ineffective organization," Ghaddafi said, calling for an Arab policy of common defense and economic unity.

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