Gaddafi agreed to resume US investment and relations
Libya-USA, Politics, 4/23/1999

Western sources in Cairo said today that a discussion has commenced between the US and Libya through unofficial diplomatic channels.

The sources said a meeting was convened between Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi and former US Undersecretary of State Herman Cohen aimed at resuming relations between the two countries.

The sources described the meeting between Gaddafi and Cohen as a special one, aimed at learning the two sides' points of view on the likelihood of surmounting hardships obstructing bilateral relations between the two countries.

Gaddafi received Cohen in his tent in Syrte, where he spends most of his time.

Sources said Gaddafi agreed to resume US investment in Libya as well as to resume regular relations with the US.

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