Reply #9: Canada will benefit from intervention, Libyan official says

[joshcryer]

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Canada+will+benefit+from+intervention+Libyan+official+says/5398177/story.html">Canada will benefit from intervention, Libyan official says
Libya's top diplomat in Canada expects Canadian companies to benefit from the goodwill earned by this country's active military involvement in the effort to topple Moammar Gadhafi's regime.

"The Libyan people do see a country (Canada) that stood by them and helped them and answered their call when they needed them," Abubaker Karmos said Tuesday. "They see those countries as better partners probably than some of those other countries that didn't show as much interest."

Karmos was speaking hours after Foreign Minister John Baird announced Canada was reopening its embassy in Tripoli, with a particular focus on strengthening business ties between the two countries.

"Having now taken stock of the situation, we are starting the work of refurbishing and securing our embassy in Tripoli," Baird told reporters in the House of Commons foyer. "We have also brought in a team of staff members who will enable us to liaise directly with officials of the new government of Libya. The team will also prepare for a larger complement of diplomats that will allow us to resume commercial services to Canadians."