Kadafi in Moscow for arms talks
Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi met Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for talks expected to focus on arms purchases and the possible opening of a Russian naval base in Libya to counterbalance U.S. interests in Africa.
It is Kadafi’s first visit to Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union and coincides with an improvement in Libya’s relations with the United States after years of enmity.
“I hope my visit will be useful for our relations,” Kadafi told Medvedev at the start of talks at the president’s official residence outside Moscow.
Energy is also expected to be a focus of the three-day trip
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