Libya is negotiating with Moscow to buy Russian weapons and for the construction of a nuclear power station, the countries' prime ministers said on Thursday.
"The Libyan leadership confirmed its interest in acquiring high-quality products from the Russian defense industry," Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying by Interfax and ITAR-TASS after a meeting with Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmudi.
"We reached agreement on concrete steps that will enable strengthening of the Libyan armed forces thanks to bilateral cooperation," the Libyan prime minister said.
Quoted by RIA Novosti, the Libyan premier also said: "We are working on the project of creating a nuclear power plant, to be used for electricity generation."
The two prime ministers also discussed cooperation in the oil and gas sectors between their petroleum-rich countries.
The Libyan premier said Tripoli had established a "special relationship" with Russian gas giant OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS), which has been in talks to develop gas projects in Libya, Interfax reported.