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NewsMine war-on-terror mideast-misc libya Viewing Item | US allows libya nuclear energy { November 2007 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active) http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071211142156.1dd1q31d&show_article=1http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071211142156.1dd1q31d&show_article=1
US gives blessing to France-Libya nuclear deal Dec 11 09:22 AM US/Eastern
The United States gave its blessing Monday to a civilian nuclear energy deal between France and Libya, saying it expected its former foe to respect its decision to renounce weapons of mass destruction.
"In light of Libya's historic decision in 2003 to rid itself of its WMD programs, we expect any cooperation with Libya on a peaceful secure and responsible use of nuclear power to be consistent with the highest standard of non-proliferation," said Kurtis Cooper, a State Department spokesman.
France announced plans to sell nuclear reactors to Libya as well as 10 billion euros of trade deals, as President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomed Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi on Monday for a five-day visit.
US-Libyan relations were restored in early 2004, following a break since 1981, a few weeks after Kadhafi announced that Tripoli was abandoning efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction.
The United States announced last year a full normalization of ties, lifting Libya from a State Department list of state sponsors of terrorism and raising diplomatic relations to the level of ambassadors.
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