A delegation of US lawmakers arrived in Tripoli to see Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi on Sunday and said they were confident the United States would eventually restore relations and end economic sanctions.
"We're very excited and pleased about the direction your leader has taken. We want to be friends," the head of the delegation, Pennsylvania Republican Curt Weldon, told the Libyan officials who met the delegation at Tripoli airport.
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Libyan Prime Minister Shukri Ghanim said the visiting US lawmakers pledged to lobby hard in Washington to push the US administration to lift its sanctions and allow a swift return for US oil firms to resume work in the country.
"They affirmed that they will work forcibly to end the American embargo against Libya and permit the return of oil US companies as soon as possible to invest in Libya," Ghanim told reporters
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