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To: Tomas who wrote (1949)	12/13/2000 11:34:59 PM
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Italy Pushes The United States To End Libya Isolation ROME (AP) December 13 - Italy prodded the United States on Wednesday to move quicker on ending Libya's isolation as a past supporter of terrorism, saying Libya had proved itself with moves like the surrender of the Lockerbie suspects. ``It seems to me that great progress has been made,'' said Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini, whose country has positioned itself as Libya's sponsor as it strives for long-denied international acceptance. ``Libya is not a supporter of international terrorism.'' The U.N. Security Council suspended its 8-year-old sanctions against Libya last year after Moammar Ghadafi's regime surrendered for trial two suspects wanted in the 1988 downing of a Pan Am jet liner over Lockerbie, Scotland that killed 270 people. But the United States extended its own, now 20-year-old restrictions on travel by Americans to Libya last month, citing concern over increased anti-U.S. violence in the Middle East. European countries have recognized Libya's efforts, Dini said, adding that ``I would have expected that the United States would have lifted the restrictions on travel.'' Libyan Foreign Minister Abdulrahaman Shalgam was in Rome on Tuesday and Wednesday to sign memoranda of intent on areas including political consultation and de-mining efforts in Libya. Italy ruled Libya from 1911 to 1941. Libya today supplies one-quarter of Italy's petroleum, making it Libya's largest trading partner.