Several years ago, Libya was primed to dole out some of the billions the oil state held in cash during its time as an international pariah.

几年前，利比亚在作为国际弃儿期间曾准备好把这个石油国家手上的数十亿美钞少量发放出去。

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He says Libya has institutions that handle issues of the state "and those should look after these issues."

他说利比亚有处理当前国家问题的机构，这些机构应该解决这些问题。

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America's secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, was expected to set off on a tour of North African countries, including Algeria, Morocco, Libya and Tunisia.

美国国务卿赖斯访问了包括阿尔及利亚、摩洛哥、利比亚和突尼斯在内的北非国家。

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At a news briefing, State Department Spokesman Ian Kelly said Libya's treatment of Megrahi will affect the U.S.-Libyan relationship.

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All of the other council members were represented by their head of state or government, except for non-permanent member Libya, which sent its U.N.ambassador instead of President Moammar Gadhafi.

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It is now hard to see African heads of state rushing back to Libya.

ECONOMIST: Libya and Africa

That same year, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited Libya.

WSJ: Elliott Abrams: Our Bargain With the New Gadhafi

Any action to prejudice the interests of the American oil companies, said a State Department spokesman, would make it difficult for Libya to develop the kind of relations with America that it claims to want.

ECONOMIST: An erratic charm offensive from Tripoli