LIBYA NEWS

BP Agrees Major Exploration and Production Deal with Libya. Press Release

 

Foreign Minister Shalqam delivered remarks before the Sixty-First Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on September 25th 2006. English Arabic

 

US Department of Commerce Issues New Export Control Regulations for Libya. 
Please see announcement in August 31st Federal Register. 

 

US Removes Libya from the List of State Sponsors of Terror.

 On July 13, 2006 the State Department released the text of a formal determination that removes Libya from the list of states that support terrorism.  As a result, the legal rationale is terminated for the remaining U.S. sanctions against Libya.  Please see announcement in July 13th Federal Register

 

USLBA Leadership in the News

David Goldwyn's Interview on Voice of America

David Mack's Article "American relations with Libya offer a lesson to Iran"

David Goldwyn and David Mack on the Diane Rehm Show

 

Articles on the USLBA/MEI Policy Conference

White House to Take Libya Off Terror List                                                                        
Libya-US Ties Still Have Long Way To Go

 

Key State Department Documents

On May 15, 2006 the United States restored full diplomatic relations with Libya and the State Department announced its intentions to remove Libya from the list of designated state sponsors of terrorism.   For more information please see Libya’s Decision to Eliminate WMD and MTCR-Class Missile Programs: An International Model; Rescission of Libya’s Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism; Significant Events in U.S.-Libyan Rapprochement; Special Press Briefing on U.S. Relations with Libya; U.S. Diplomatic Relations With Libya.  

 

Senator Lugar's Press Release

Sen. Lugar's press release  regarding Libya's removal from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism.

IMF Report on Libya

On April 10th, 2006 the IMF Executive Board concluded Article IV Consultation with The Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.  For more information please visit the following link.

Articles on Libya

'Decision on Libya Marks Shift in Bush Foreign Policy,' by Bruce St John, May 27, 2006

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