[NYTr] Russia, Libya Prepare for Putin Visit to Tripoli

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Prensa Latina, Havana
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Russia, Libya Prepare for Putin Visit to Tripoli

Moscow, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) The governments of Russia and Libya are
giving the final touches on Tuesday to the agenda for the visit of
President Vladimir Putin to Trípoli, during which he is expected to
sign several bilateral cooperation agreements.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov failed to reveal the date for
the visit, but stressed that Putin's meeting with Libyan leader Muammar
El Khadafi must be carefully prepared.

He noted that the package of agreements to be the center of
negotiations is impressive, as they cover wide ranging sectors of
economic, political, military collaboration.

According to Lavrov, the parties will move forward in completing talks
regarding key issues to achieve good results in Russian-Libyan
relations, including the rescheduling of Libyan foreign debt owed to
the former Soviet Union.

In this regard, Lavrov said there is an atmosphere of willingness to
solve outstanding issues and find an acceptable solution by the parties
leading to increased cooperation.

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