Opening Embassies

Here's more news about the diplomatic thaw between the United States and Libya.

The US has suggested it could restore full diplomatic relations with Libya if Tripoli addresses concerns over democracy and its human rights record.

The US state department said if Tripoli made continued progress, it would "meet their acts of good faith in return".

US officials are negotiating opening an embassy in Tripoli and Libya's removal from a list of state terror sponsors.

The countries have been rebuilding ties since Libya gave up the pursuit of weapons of mass destruction in 2003.

Diplomatic relations were formally resumed in June 2004, when the US opened a liaison office - a lower-level diplomatic post - in Tripoli.

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