On August 17, 2003, newspapers reported that Libya had signaled to the German government that it was ready to negotiate compensation for the bombing with lawyers for non-U.S. victims.
Den 17. august 2003 rapporteredes det i medierne at Libyen havde tilkendegivet overfor den tyske regering at man var klar til at forhandle kompensationer til ofrene for bombeangrebet, dog ikke de amerikanske ofre.