Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 23

6-June-2005

Libya

France To Offer Libya Assistance With Civilian Nuclear Energy Program

France on 31 May said it was prepared to assist Libya in developing a civilian nuclear energy program. The announcement follows a request made in November last year by Libyan leader Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi during a visit to Tripoli by French President Jacques Chirac. French Foreign Ministry spokesman Jean-Baptiste Mattei said: The principle of cooperation in the area of...