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US wants greater military cooperation with Libya: Feltman
Tripoli (AFP) July 26, 2009 The United States would like greater military cooperation with Libya especially in the fight against terrorism, a senior American official said on Sunday. "We want a strengthened cooperation in the military," Jeffrey Feltman, acting US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, said at a news conference. "Libya and the United States are aware of the danger posed by Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb," he said, adding that Washington and Tripoli have agreed to cooperate with the aim of preventing possible terror attacks in North Africa. Feltman welcomed the improvement in relations between the United States and Libya after decades of hostility and said he held talks with Libyan leaders on Sunday about ways of developing trade and investment flows. More than 1,000 visas have been issued to Libyan citizens since the United States started accepting Libyan applications again in April, 29 years after it suspended the service, he said. In return, he would like a greater number of Americans to be able to visit Libya. Feltman said his talks with Libya leaders also covered relations between Sudan and Chad and the development of the Arab Maghreb Union, bringing together Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia. The United States suspended diplomatic ties with Libya in 1981 because of the country's alleged links with terrorism. Links did not resume until 2004 after Libya vowed to abandon weapons of mass destruction. But relations remained limited until the settlement late last year of a dispute between Washington and Tripoli over compensation for victims of terrorism during the 1980s. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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