Tripoli, March11: Libya told he accepted the apology of a US official who had joked about Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi’s call for jihad against Switzerland and that normal ties would resume.
The foreign ministry said it was “satisfied” with the remarks made by US State Department spokesman Philip Cowley on Tuesday, adding that “it accepts the apology and the deep regret,” of the State Department.
“As a result … (Libya is willing) to resume mutual visits by officials from the two countries … and to promote bilateral relations in all areas, in a manner of mutual respect,” the ministry said in a statement.
Earlier, a Libyan newspaper had called Cowley’s apology and Washington’s decision to send a top envoy to Libya in a bid to limit the diplomatic fallout from the incident a “victory” for Tripoli.
–PTI