LONDON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Abdulrahman Shalgam is to meet Tuesday with Tony Blair during a "milestone" visit to Britain.
The Libyan official's two day visit, which began Monday, is the first such visit in more than 20 years, the BBC reported.
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It follows Libya's announcement it was abandoning efforts to develop weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons.
As well as being the first visit by a Libyan foreign minister for at least three decades, it is also the first contact at a high government level since Britain restored diplomatic relations in 1999.
Tuesday's talks in London follow last week's meeting in the capital between British, U.S., and Libyan officials.
