Chirac Declares 'new Chapter' in Relations With Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - French President Jacques Chirac set aside years of acrimony over the bombing of a French passenger jet in the 1980s and on Thursday declared a "new chapter" in relations with this former north African pariah state.
Chirac's two-day visit, which wrapped up Thursday, marked the first to Libya by a French head of state in more than half a century, and came amid a rush by Western countries to patch up relations with this oil-rich nation.

At a news conference at the end of his visit, Chirac lauded Libya's efforts to rid itself of the image of a rogue state. "All the conditions are in place to open a new chapter" in French-Libyan relations, he said.

Tripoli, he said, had "made the necessary gestures to turn the page on a past that left painful memories."

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The Dynamic Duo lifted most sanctions from Libya back in April 2004.

Lets see how long it takes to hear right wingers say Chirac is trading with America's Enemy - Ghadafy.