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Thursday, 31 August, 2000: French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine
said Wednesday that France will continue the process of normalizing relations
with Libya, which has helped arrange the release of three French hostages by
the Philippine Muslim rebels. In an interview with the daily Le Figaro, Vedrine
said that the process of normalization of relations between Libya and the
European Union (EU) began one and a half years ago when the United Nations
suspended its sanctions against Libya after Tripoli agreed to hand over the
suspects in the 1988 bombing of a Pan-Am passenger plane. "The Africans, the
Arabs, the Mediterraneans all wish that Libya returns to the international scene
because they think it will help strengthen the new foreign policy of Libya," he
said. He also said that France will invite Libyan leader Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi to
attend an EU-Mediterranean summit to be held in Marseilles, if such a summit
can be realized. [Xinhua]
Thursday, 31 August, 2000: Libya is to give Lebanon 5,000 tonnes of
oil under an agreement aimed at strengthening relations between Tripoli and
Beirut, Libyan foreign ministry spokesman Hassuna Shaush told AFP
Wednesday. The deal also provides for Lebanon to buy Libyan fertiliser, while
Libya will purchase 15,000 tonnes of Lebanese apples and an unspecified
quantity of tobacco. In June Libya lifted a six-month suspension on visas for
Lebanese visitors to Libya, while its ambassador offered Tripoli's help in
rebuilding southern Lebanon after Israel ended its 22-year occupation. [AFP]
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