VOL. XXXIX

No. 27

1-April-1996

LIBYA

Russia Announces Plans To Resume Trade Ties With Libya

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on 28 March plans by Moscow to resume close trading ties with Libya following a six-day visit to Tripoli by the Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Economic Relations, Mr. Oleg Davydov. Moscow has also promised that it will take the matter of UN sanctions against Libya up with the international community. Russia "firmly intends to restore...