The United States has opened a trade office in Libya to boost bilateral economic relations, libyan JANA news agency reported on Monday. US assistant secretary for trade, Israel Hernandez, was at the official opening on Sunday with Libyan government representatives as well as businessmen from both countries. Hernandez explained that the move aims to increase trade exchange between the two countries. The opening of the trade office is seen by observers as yet another sign of warming relations between the two former arch-foes. The move comes one month after a landmark visit to Libya by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. US and Libyan relations began warming in 2003 when Gaddafi agreed to give up weapons of mass destruction programmes and denounce terrorism.The United States subsequently ended sanctions, removed oil-rich Libya from its terrorist blacklist and re-established diplomatic relations...more...