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Article: British troops stand by to train Libyan forces Following its decision to end its WMD programmes, Libya is now taking rapid steps to return to the international fold. Philip Sherwell reports from Tripoli
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- The Sunday Telegraph London
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- January 25, 2004
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BRITAIN IS planning to send troops to Libya to train Col Gaddafi's
armed forces and take part in joint military exercises, the latest
evidence of a remarkable thaw in relations between the countries.
Ministry of Defence officials and Army officers have just
completed a secret visit to Libya, The Sunday Telegraph has learned.
The Libyans had initially asked Britain to supply sophisticated
missile systems as a "reward" for abandoning weapons of mass
destruction (WMD) programmes but the request was rejected, not least
because Tripoli is still subject to a European Union arms embargo.
However, the British discussed conventional defence assistance,
including training and joint exercises. Col ...