VOL. XXXIX

No. 55

14-October-1996

LIBYA

Libya And Turkey Agree To Boost Trade During Erbakan Visit

Libya and Turkey signed economic accords designed to increase trade between the two countries during a controversial visit to Libya by Turkish Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan on 5-7 October. The increase in trade will consist primarily of the shipment of Libyan oil and oil products to Turkey, while Turkey will sell Libya food and clothing. The agreement calls for the volume of trade to...