'Russia hopes new Libyan authorities will honor Gaddafi-era contracts'

from rt.com.........

"At an international conference in Paris, where international leaders met to discuss Libya’s political transition, Russia said the Transitional National Council (TNC) should observe formerly agreed contracts without political bias.

Mikhail Margelov, the Russian President's Envoy for Africa, commented on Thursday that he strong reason to believe – despite various news reports to the opposite effect – the TNC will evaluate contracts signed with Russia by the Gaddafi regime.

"At present the Transitional National Council is analyzing the contracts, signed by the Gaddafi regime, in order to establish whether or not they are transparent. I do not think the new Libyan government will begin with the evaluation of contracts with Russia by political criteria,” Margelov said"............READ MORE