Gaddafi in Russia for arms talks

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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, reports BBC.
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.
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.
The Kremlin gave no details other than to say that energy, and questions of co-ordination in foreign policy, had been the main themes.
"Libya and the Russian Federation are major producers of oil and gas and we included in our delegation the chiefs of our national oil company to discuss questions of co-ordination with their Russian colleagues," the Libyan leader told reporters before the talks with Mr Medvedev.
Col Gaddafi noted that previously relations between the two countries had mainly focused on military and diplomatic contacts. "There was virtually no co-operation in civilian sectors," he added. A Russian source described Saturday's talks as "fruitful".