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US and Libya wrap up 'productive' talks in Tripoli
 The top US diplomat for the Middle East had "productive" talks with Libyan officials in Tripoli this week as the two nations continue to work to improve relations, the US State Department said on Thursday. Assistant Secretary of State William Burns met Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and other officials on Wednesday and Thursday, a sign of warming ties since Libya's 2003 decision to give up its chemical, biological and nuclear arms programs. "Burns held productive and thorough discussions in Tripoli ... continuing the step-by-step process of improvement in US-Libyan relations," the department said in a statement. "He reaffirmed the goal of fully normalized relations, as the US and Libya build cooperation on counter-terrorism, the peaceful resolution of regional conflicts, and economic and political modernization," it added. Posted by: Fred 2005-02-12 |
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