Gaddafi seeks Russia energy pact

The Libyan leader, Col Muammar Gaddafi, has said he hopes to increase
energy ties with Russia, during his first visit to Moscow since the
Soviet era.
Col Gaddafi said closer co-operation between the two major gas and oil
producers was “particularly important”.
Correspondents say Russia wants Libya to support its plans for a cartel
of gas-producing nations, similar to Opec.
It has also been reported that the two countries are negotiating a
civilian nuclear co-operation agreement.
Under the deal, Russia would help Libya design, develop and operate
nuclear research reactors and provide fuel, Libyan media said.
Libyan Foreign Minister Abdel Rahman Shalgham and state media said
Russia's atomic energy agency and the Libyan Committee for Nuclear
Energy had already signed the accord, but a spokesman for Russian Prime
Minister Vladimir Putin said discussions were still under way.
'Fruitful' talks
Col Gaddafi held separate meetings with President Dmitry Medvedev and
with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the start of his first visit to
Russian since 1985.
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