Jordan, Libya Restore Ties After 6-Year Rift
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AMMAN, Jordan — The government Sunday announced the appointment of an ambassador to Libya, formally ending a six-year diplomatic rift.
The official Jordanian news agency Petra said that Prime Minister Mudar Badran named Hisham Muheisen as ambassador. Muheisen had led a delegation to Tripoli in April to reopen the Jordanian Embassy there for the first time since the Arab nations severed diplomatic relations in 1984.
Jordan closed its embassy that year after Libyan students attacked the building during protests against reported efforts by Jordan to negotiate peace with Israel.
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