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Swiss envoys in Libya to rebuild diplomacy

Global Arab Network - - Adam Turner

Wednesday, 21 October 2009 21:46

Swiss diplomats arrived in Libya in a bid to rebuild diplomatic ties. "A delegation of several people from Switzerland has arrived in Tripoli to hold talks," said the Swiss foreign ministry in a statement.

The statement said the aim of the talks was to "normalise" diplomatic relations between the two countries.

After a year of failed attempts at normalising relations, Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz apologised in August to the Libyan people for the Geneva incident.

His controversial apology was presented as a negotiation for the swift return of the two businessmen.

Swiss authorities said in September that Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi assured Merz on the sidelines of a UN General Assembly meeting in New York that he would "commit himself" to allowing the two men to return home.

But a day later they were detained by Libyan authorities in a "safe" place.

The pair had been staying at the Swiss embassy in Tripoli but Libya justified the move over fears Switzerland could resort to military action to free them. (Expatica)

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