Gadhafi set to arrive in Moscow for energy, military talks
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is set to arrive in Moscow Friday for talks expected to focus on boosting energy ties and the arms trade between the two Cold War allies.
The Kremlin said Gadhafi would remain in Russia for three days.
Russia has moved to bolster relations with Libya, agreeing to write off $4.5 billion in Libya's debt for Soviet-era arms supplies in exchange for lucrative business deals earlier this year.
Vladimir Putin visited Libya in April when he was still Russia's president. Putin, now prime minister, presided over the signing of a 2.2 billion euro contract for state-owned Russian Railways in Libya.
Russia's state gas monopoly Gazprom has also struck a deal to develop six oil and gas fields in Libya.
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