(S / LV) Summary: Senior official of the National Security columbus nebraska airport Council, Libya

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(S / LV) Summary: Senior official of the National Security columbus nebraska airport Council, Libya asked what he thinks the U.S. government [orig. USG] about the possibility of civil nuclear cooperation US-Libya and sale of lethal military equipment to Libya. Build a nuclear reactor for peaceful purposes, mainly as a source of electricity and water desalination is a priority for the government of Libya [orig. The Government of Libya], columbus nebraska airport and Libya will, that the U.S. company or the U.S. government to provide technical guidance and / or take-building efforts. The official stressed that the Libyan government wants to solve the bilateral irritants considerable political factors (terrorism-related columbus nebraska airport charges in U.S. courts and "Lautenberg Law" [orig. Lautenberg Amendment [3]], before the end of the term of the present government of the United columbus nebraska airport States [4], and not in to ensure better cooperation and more U.S. business in Libya. know for sure if the U.S. government inquiry into the civil nuclear cooperation and sales of lethal military equipment Libyan

government fully coordinated with the other elements of the Government of Libya. attention to paragraph 8, that the embassy calls orientation. END SUMMARY.
2nd. (S / EV) At a meeting with the deputy ambassador [STEVENS] columbus nebraska airport [5] on 7/5, XXX, the Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the National Security Council in Libya [orig. Foreign Liaison and International columbus nebraska airport Cooperation of Libya's National Security Council (NSC)], the question of what the U.S. government thinks about the possibility of civil nuclear cooperation between the U.S. and Libya. XXX said that the construction of a nuclear reactor for peaceful purposes, in order to increase energy production and water desalination is a priority for the government of Libya. By XXX, the Libyan government strongly prefers that the U.S. company, in consultation with the U.S. government columbus nebraska airport to provide technical guidance and / or undertake the construction. columbus nebraska airport If American companies and / or the U.S. government are not directly interested in the project, the government of Libya wants assurances that the U.S. government will approve that Libya open international competition columbus nebraska airport for other countries to build civilian reactor.
3rd. (S / EV) Deputy Ambassador [orig. CDA] noted that there are press reports that the Libyan government has already signed a contract for civil nuclear cooperation with France, where President Sarkozy's visit to Tripoli in July 2007, as well as from Russia, during the visit of President Putin in April. (Note:. As we reported [ref], under pressure from the government of Libya and Russia signed a memorandum of understanding, which undertake to finalize a formal agreement on nuclear cooperation for civil use by the end of 2008 the Libyan government. Expected to sign a formal agreement during Putin's visit, but nothing has been officially prepared before the visit, and Russia refused columbus nebraska airport to sign any document without further consultation contacts Russians said a formal agreement - if signed - only establish a general framework and future cooperation will aim not / not to a specific project. final note.) XXX ensure that civilian nuclear cooperation US-Libya complement, not contradict, the parallel efforts of France and Libya. Assuming that there is fully informed Libya's nuclear aspirations, I do not know how many reactors Libyan government plans to build. But he repeated

that desalination is the primary goal.
4th. (S / EV) Further, XXX raised the possibility of selling lethal military equipment by the U.S.. Noting that the issue had already columbus nebraska airport been raised during the visit of Deputy Secretary Near the eastern sector [orig. Near Eastern Affairs, columbus nebraska airport NEA, an agency of the Department of State] David Welch in August columbus nebraska airport 2007, XXX emphasized that "time is short", from the point of view of the government columbus nebraska airport of Libya. Libya, there are still difficult bilateral issues, such as severe cases relating to terrorism in U.S. courts, and knows that he had time to build trust,

but if "there are other political issues' that prevent the United States from the sale of lethal military equipment to Libya, the Libyan government rather know now to keep track of other options.
5th. (S / EV) Draw a line between the fear of nuclear and military cooperation, on the one hand and, on the other hand, all efforts to reach a broad consensus in the processes related to terrorism in U.S. courts, XXX emphasized the importance of political resolve before the end of the term of the present columbus nebraska airport government USA, in order to facilitate greater bilateral cooperation. Repeating points already heard, XXX noted that European and other companies are heavily involved in Libya, Libyan government would like to see more U.S. companies active here. Section 1083 of the Act on defense