DUMA WANTS EASING OF LIBYA SANCTIONS.

The Russian Duma yesterday issued a non-binding appeal urging Boris Yeltsin to lobby the UN for a phased easing of international sanctions against Libya. (Itar-Tass, April 17) In fact, the resolution, which was proposed by ultranationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky, seems fully consistent with current Kremlin policy. Zhirinovsky recently visited Libya, as did Russian foreign trade minister Oleg Davydov. (See Monitor, March 27; also see "News & Perspective" section below)

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