US and Libya in face-to-face talks - Ewen MacAskill

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/19/us-libya-talks-tunisia


A US state department official said the meeting was a one-off to emphasise that Gaddafi had to depart. Ibrahim has said in the past that negotiations that involved Gaddafi's exit were a non-starter.
The Americans who took part in the talks included the US ambassador to Libya, Gene Cretz, who was forced to leave Libya in December after embarrassing leaked cables on WikiLeaks, and Jeffrey Feltman, assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs. Four members of Gaddafi's inner circle also took part.