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Commentary: Business motivation behind French, British leaders’ Libya visit

Commentary: Business motivation behind French, British leaders’ Libya visit French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron paid a surprise visit to Libya Thursday and Friday, becoming the first foreign leaders to visit the war-torn country after the fall of strongman Muammar Gaddafi. They got a hero’s welcome from leaders of the now [...]

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges end to bloodshed in Libya

Turkish PM urges end to bloodshed in Libya Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday called for an end to bloodshed in Libya and urged Muammar Gaddafi’s loyalists in Sirte and other towns to give up resistance. Erdogan arrived in the Libyan capital of Tripoli earlier in the day on the final leg of his [...]

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives in Libyan capital

Turkish PM arrives in Libyan capital Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Friday on the final leg of his three-nation tour, a Xinhua reporter said. Erdogan arrived in Tripoli a day after British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited the North African country to [...]

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South Africa, EU both want inclusive government in Libya

South Africa, EU both want inclusive government in Libya South Africa and the European Union (EU) on Thursday expressed their common objective to see the formation of an inclusive interim government in Libya. “We recognize National Transitional Council (NTC) as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people, and even ready to recognize they can take [...]

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British Prime Minister, French president visits Libya in show of supports for NTC

British PM, French president visits Libya in show of supports for NTC British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who had arrived in the Libyan capital of Tripoli Thursday, appeared in the east city of Benghazi, in show of supports for the National Transitional Council (NTC). “The people of Britain salute your [...]

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British Prime Minister David Cameron visiting Libya: Downing Street

British PM Cameron visiting Libya: Downing Street British Prime Minister David Cameron is visiting Libya on Thursday, which is confirmed by the Downing Street. According to local media, the Downing Street has confirmed that Cameron is already in Libya, accompanied by Foreign Secretary William Hague. Meanwhile, it is reported that French President Nicolas Sarkozy is [...]

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British Prime Minister and French President arrive in Libyan capital: TV

British PM, French president arrive in Libyan capital: TV British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in the Libyan capital of Tripoli amid tight security on Thursday, the pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV reported. Cameron and Sarkozy, the first foreign government heads to visit Libya after the fall of leader Muammar Gaddafi, came [...]

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U.S. senior diplomat visits Tripoli

U.S. senior diplomat visits Tripoli U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Jeff Feltman on Wednesday visited Libyan capital Tripoli to assess the situation on the ground, State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on Wednesday. Toner told reporters that Feltman, who is the U.S. diplomat in charge of Near Eastern affairs, met with “a broad array of [...]