State Department Media Note: “The United States and the Great Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya [January 3, 2008] signed a bilateral Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement during a ceremony at the U.S. Department of State. Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky signed on behalf of the United States, and Ahmed S. Fituri, Secretary of Americas Affairs at the General Peoples Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation, signed on behalf of Libya. The U.S.-Libya Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement is the first official bilateral agreement signed between the two countries since re-establishment of relations in 2004.”
“Human Rights Watch welcomes improved EU-Libya ties, but not at the expense of human rights. The new era should include a framework to address Libyas dismal human rights record and to encourage desperately needed reform. In particular, EULibya agreements should establish clear human rights benchmarks to promote Libyas compliance with international standards of free expression, free association, judicial independence, and other human rights norms. This memorandum presents the most pressing human rights concerns in Libya today, as well as recommendations for human rights benchmarks the EU should establish.”
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