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Washington lifts Libya travel ban
The US has lifted a long-standing ban on its citizens travelling to Libya, White House officials say. The move is seen as a reward for Libyaâs decision to scrap its nuclear arms programmes. Hereâs your carrot, play nice now. It follows Tripoliâs affirmation on Wednesday that it stood by its acceptance of responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing in 1988. Earlier remarks by Prime Minister Shokri Ghanem had led to plans to lift the travel ban being put on hold. Till they flipped. Posted by: Steve 2004-02-26 |
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