Monday, July 18, 2011

Unconfirmed - Gadhafi's government held face-to-face talks with U.S. officials on repairing ties between the nations.

 Pat Cox 



TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- A Libyan government spokesman says representatives of Moammar Gadhafi's government held face-to-face talks with U.S. officials on repairing ties between the nations.

There was no independent confirmation that such a meeting took place.
Spokesman Moussa Ibrahim says the purported talks were held Saturday but he refused to say where or which officials took part.

He gave few details on the discussions but called them a "first-step dialogue."
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.