China denies knowledge of Gaddafi regime's bid for weaponry
- 12 years ago
As the battles raged across Libya, Muammar Gaddafi's tanks and munitions were targeted by NATO forces and he urgently needed new weapons to keep a check on the uprising seeking to ends his 4 decade rule.
Now, newly discovered documents by a reporter in a pile of trash, suggest that he turned to China with a $200 million purse to negotiate the sale of pistols, small arms, night vision, equipment missiles and more.
China says this was done without the government's knowledge and no contracts were signed.
The revelations, will however definitely affect the National Transitional Council's relationship with China and how contracts may be awarded in the future says its oil and finance minister.
Al Jazeera's James Bays reports from Tripoli.
Now, newly discovered documents by a reporter in a pile of trash, suggest that he turned to China with a $200 million purse to negotiate the sale of pistols, small arms, night vision, equipment missiles and more.
China says this was done without the government's knowledge and no contracts were signed.
The revelations, will however definitely affect the National Transitional Council's relationship with China and how contracts may be awarded in the future says its oil and finance minister.
Al Jazeera's James Bays reports from Tripoli.