[size=18]US to renew full ties with Libya[/size]The US is to renew full diplomatic ties with Libya after deciding to remove it from a list of states backing terrorism, the state department says.
Washington has not had normal relations with Libya since 1980.
The state was held responsible for the bombing of a Pan Am flight in 1988, which killed 270 people, mostly US.
In 2004 Washington lifted many economic sanctions and restored some diplomatic ties after Libya publicly turned its back on weapons of mass destruction.
However, the country remained on Washington's list of state sponsors of terror, so arms exports were still banned.
A formal announcement on the move is expected later on Monday.
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What does this mean?
It means the US department of State will allow tourism to Libya, contracts from US firms and the government will not face restriction, the US government will not sponser anti-government forces and the possibility for further growth between our nations.
I hope Iran is watching.
Oh, and consulates can be reestablished.