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Article: ARAB-US RELATIONS - June 1 - US And Libya Agree To Speed Settlements.
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- APS Diplomat Recorder
- Article date:
- June 7, 2008
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The US and Libya agreed to seek quick compensation for families of American victims of three terrorist attacks attributed to Libyan agents in the 1980s. The two countries pledged to work together for a comprehensive settlement that would speed up the resolutions of lawsuits that have dragged on for two decades, plus other legal and insurance cases affecting US and Libyan victims. The 1980s-era terror cases, in particular, have clouded a deal that the Libyan leader, Muammar el-Qaddafi, struck to give up weapons of mass destruction in return for improved relations with the US. Libyan officials have become increasingly frustrated by what they regard as US delays in making ...