Washington, May 31, SPA -- Libyan and US officials held two days of talks in London this week to begin negotiations on terrorism-related claims that are standing in the way of full relations between the two countries, the US State Department said Friday. "Both parties affirmed their desire to work together to resolveall outstanding claims in good faith and expeditiously through theestablishment of a fair compensation mechanism," a joint statementfrom the two countries was quoted as saying by DPA, the German news agency.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/560738