Byline: NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS -- The United States and Libya held their first high-level official talks in 18 years Friday, meeting with the U.N. chief and British ambassador to discuss what Libya has to do to have U.N. sanctions permanently lifted.
Deputy U.S. Ambassador Peter Burleigh offered no comment on the encounter, which was held in U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's conference room and lasted about 90 minutes. But the Libyan ambassador, Abuzed Omar Dorda, said it was cordial.
U.S. officials had tried to downplay the significance of the meeting, describing it merely as ``U.N. business'' that didn't constitute …
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