Sarkozy (left) is one of the biggest supporters of the military campaign against Gaddafi (Reuters - Archive)
Detection and the French Trade Minister Pierre Lellouche for French companies seeking to exploit the good feelings that currently enjoyed by the French after the overthrow of the Libyan regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi of major commercial contracts.
The French minister, who visited Tripoli last Wednesday at the head of a delegation of French businessmen that his country's companies develop with the new officials in Libya, details on the role it can play in the reconstruction of the country.
During the visit he met with officials about eighty French companies, including oil major Total and Cement Company Lafargue and engineering group Alstom, with ministers and officials and managers of companies Libyans during a visit to Tripoli, lasted for one day.
The Lellouche from France can hope that in the short term to address trade imbalance Gaddafi era which saw the achievement of France's imports from Libya five billion euros, while exports to Tripoli billion only.
He pointed out that France is lagging behind in its trade and investment in Libya when compared to Italy and China, hoping that his country was able to catch up with them or Taktehma, without mentioning a time frame for that.
Last year, France accounted for sixth-exporting countries to Libya with 6% market share compared to 19% for Italy and 11% for China.
Cause for optimismAnd adopt the French in their optimism that President Nicolas Sarkozy has led the efforts of military intervention of NATO (NATO) in Libya, and looks forward major French companies now taking advantage of the opportunity to seize the good feelings towards Paris between the new leaders in Libya.
When the rebels took control of the Libyans to Tripoli, Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron's first foreign leaders Azoranha the middle of last month.
Lellouche said that French companies, including about forty small company to medium is divided into 11 groups of priority ranging from banking, security and oil.
And areas that need them to Libya to invest it, between everything they need, and that French companies must find a central place in this process.
He revealed the determination of Paris to open a trade office in the capital Tripoli in January within the framework of strengthening trade relations.
Despite the emphasis on good feelings held by the Libyans towards France, Lellouche said that it should be French companies competitive in the face of major international companies to win investment in Libya.
For his part, Minister of Finance and oil in the Transitional National Assembly on the Libyan Altarhuni that the standard for any trade negotiations will be the interest of his people.
The President of the Federation of French companies abroad, said in September / September last that the rebuilding of Libya may cost more than two hundred billion dollars over ten years.
Source: Agencies