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Libya says to be taken off U.S. terrorism list
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-08-23 19:09

Libya expects the United States to remove it from Washington's list of sponsors of terrorism this year to seal their rapprochement after Tripoli abandoned a program of prohibited weapons, the Libyan leader's son said, Reuters reported.

"Lifting Libya from this list will take place at the end of this year after a series of steps from both sides," Saif al-Islam Gaddafi told reporters late on Monday.

He did not elaborate on what steps would be taken but said the two countries would exchange ambassadors for the first time in more than three decades, likely in the next few days.

A State Department spokesman said on Monday Libya still had work to do before resuming full diplomatic ties with Washington and being removed from the terrorism list, and declined to say whether there were plans to open a U.S embassy in Tripoli soon.

Washington strengthened its diplomatic representation in Tripoli after President George W. Bush formally ended the U.S. trade embargo on Libya in September last year to reward it for giving up its weapons of mass destruction program, but left in place some sanctions related to terrorism.

Libya's presence on the terrorism list bars it from receiving U.S. arms exports, controls sales of items with military and civilian uses, limits U.S. aid and requires Washington to vote against loans from international financial institutions.



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