21.   Meanwhile, the U.N. Security Council prepared Thursday to adopt a resolution that would suspend U.N. sanctions once the two Libyan suspects appear for trial in the Netherlands.

22.   Russia dropped the sanctions in May after two Libyan suspects in the case were surrendered for trial.

23.   Secretary-General Kofi Annan held out the possibility Wednesday that he might visit Libya to help close a deal to try two Libyan suspects in the Pan Am Lockerbie case.

24.   South Africa and Saudi Arabia have helped smooth over differences between Libya and the United Nations over the terms of handing over the two Libyan suspects.

25.   South Africa and Saudi Arabia have in recent months helped smooth over differences between Libya and the United Nations over the terms of handing over the two Libyan suspects.

26.   The sanctions were dropped in April after two Libyan suspects in the case were surrendered for trial.

27.   The United States did not respond militarily, and a trial that concluded in January in the Netherlands resulted in one of two Libyan suspects being convicted.

28.   The United States and Scotland have issued arrest warrants for two Libyan suspects, but that country thus far has refused to turn them over for trial.

29.   The U.S.-British proposal calls for the Libyan suspects, if convicted, to serve their prison time in Britain.

30.   They also said they were prepared to send defense lawyers to represent the Libyan suspects.