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Antigua and Barbuda broadens ties with the Arab world
New York, N.Y - September 3, 2007…..…
Antigua and Barbuda on Friday officially established diplomatic
relations with Libya, the first formal step in what is hoped to
become a successful bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
Antigua and Barbuda's UN Ambassador, Dr. John Ashe, and his Libyan
counterpart Ambassador Giadalla A Ettalhi, signed the agreement at
the Libyan Mission to the UN.
“I am very pleased that we are able to take this step towards closer
cooperation between our two countries. We hope it will lead to a
mutually beneficial relationship of cooperation, both bilaterally
and as we work towards a solution on many of the pressing
multilateral issues before the United Nations,” said Ambassador
Ettalhi.
Ambassador Ashe for his part concurred with his Libyan counterpart
on the significance of the signing, while noting that his government
had “embarked on a foreign policy thrust that has seen a broadening
of diplomatic relations with friendly countries, as a prelude to
mutually beneficial agreements on bilateral assistance.”
Libya, the official name of which is The Socialist People's Libyan
Arab Jamahiriya, is located in North Africa and shares the
Mediterranean coastline with its neighbours Tunisia and Egypt. Its
economy is based heavily on petroleum and natural gas. The country
is governed by what are called popular congresses and people's
committees guided by the Head of State Mu'ammar Abu Minyar al-Qadhafi.
(Ends)
Digital photo compliments UN Mission
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UN Ambassador Dr. John W. Ashe (r) and his Libyan counterpart,
Ambassador Giadalla Ettalhi, are all smiles as they exchange signed
copies of the agreement establishing diplomatic relations between
Antigua and Barbuda and Libya
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