The BBC's David Loyn reports on the Foreign Office's position

The Foreign Office reiterated its stance as Libya called for urgent talks.

But officials did promise to provide "any clarification" of legal and technical details.

A spokesman added: "There are no tricks and no hidden agenda."

Gaddafi: Fears tricks

The statement came as Libya called for talks "as soon as possible" on bringing about a trial of the two Libyan men accused of bombing Pan Am Flight 103.

The blast killed a total of 270 people when the plane plummeted to the ground in the Scottish borders in 1988.

The Libyan government also criticised a threat from the United Nations Security Council of new sanctions against the country if the suspects were not handed over.

Libya has already signalled that it would accept the joint UK/US proposal to break the deadlock by staging the trial in The Netherlands under Scottish law and with Scottish judges.

But the UN Security Council has now adopted the proposal, which involves suspending sanctions against Libya once it turns over the two men - Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah - for trial.

Blair: Important that Libya complies

Tony Blair cited the UN approval as he made a fresh call for Libya to hand over the two accused.

The Prime Minister told BBC Radio Scotland: "The United Nations has made it quite clear now that it supports this way forward.

"It is obviously important that Libya complies."

But the UN resolution warned Libya that the security council would "consider additional measures if the two accused have not arrived or appeared for trial promptly".

'Conditions and threats'

Libya responded angrily by saying the threat could jeopardise the trial proposals.

The foreign ministry, in a statement reported on Libya state television, attacked the UN for adding "conditions and threats" to the resolution.

However, the statement repeated Libya's acceptance of the trial plans and called for talks as soon as possible on the details.