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| Libya okays return of Swiss businessmen: report |
| 2009-08-28 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] The Libyan government has agreed to allow two Swiss businessmen held in the country for more than a year to return home, the official news agency Jana reported Thursday, after Switzerland's president issued a controversial apology to Libya. The government "decided to approve the accord" late Wednesday and charged the foreign ministry with "taking measures necessary to implement" the text, Jana reported without providing further details. Tripoli last week promised to allow the two businessmen to leave the country after Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz apologized to the Libyan people for the arrest of one of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's sons, in a bid to end a year-long standoff. |
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