The Foreign Minister of Portugal, Luis Amado, met with an envoy of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to explain the point of view of Tripoli on the conflict in the country in North Africa, the Foreign Ministry reported. Portugal president since this week the Security Council of United Nations sanctions on Libya.
"The Foreign Minister, Luis Amado, held an informal meeting at a hotel in Lisbon with a Libyan emissary to the latter's request, to receive information on the situation in Libya," said a statement from the Foreign Ministry. The ministry did not release the name of the envoy and would not give details about the meeting saying it was just "part of the preparation of special meetings of the Council of Foreign Affairs of the European Union and the European Council to be held in coming days ".
A source in Brussels said that the emissary was a moderate member of the Government of Gadhafi. Amado will travel to Brussels on Thursday to attend the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council, which will be discussed Libya. Portugal Prime Minister Jose Socrates, was one of the few European leaders attended a European Union-African Union held in December in Tripoli.
Earlier, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini had said that the Libyan Government emissaries have gone to Brussels to negotiate with officials of the European Union and NATO, which will meet Thursday and Friday. 
"The Foreign Minister, Luis Amado, held an informal meeting at a hotel in Lisbon with a Libyan emissary to the latter's request, to receive information on the situation in Libya," said a statement from the Foreign Ministry. The ministry did not release the name of the envoy and would not give details about the meeting saying it was just "part of the preparation of special meetings of the Council of Foreign Affairs of the European Union and the European Council to be held in coming days ".
A source in Brussels said that the emissary was a moderate member of the Government of Gadhafi. Amado will travel to Brussels on Thursday to attend the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council, which will be discussed Libya. Portugal Prime Minister Jose Socrates, was one of the few European leaders attended a European Union-African Union held in December in Tripoli.
Earlier, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini had said that the Libyan Government emissaries have gone to Brussels to negotiate with officials of the European Union and NATO, which will meet Thursday and Friday.
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