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Could it possibly be U.S. companies that are doing business in Libya?

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Could it possibly be U.S. companies that are doing business in Libya?

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ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH: I – there’s no bar legally to their participation in this global fund. But I honestly don’t know whether they’ve done so or not. Some American companies have consulted with us throughout this process to see what – to have our assessment of the agreement and its implications, and I’ve shared with them exactly the same points I made to you earlier. Whether they went to the Justice Department to check if there were any other additional legal concerns or not, I’m not sure. But we did make our resources, our counsel available to them if they wanted to take advantage of it. I don’t believe they did. QUESTION: You said — QUESTION: David? QUESTION: Sorry. ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH: Go ahead. QUESTION: You said that this (inaudible) towards the normalization of diplomatic relations. In that case, what are the next practical steps for having this? ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH: Well, I mean, this is a very significant change. We do have diplomatic relations with Libya. Th

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