Libya Announces Transfer of Medics

We applaud today’s decision by the Bulgarian and Libyan governments to transfer the five Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor to Bulgaria, which follows the Libyan Higher Judicial Council’s July 17 commutation of the medics’ death sentences. The United States had repeatedly urged Libya to find a way to allow the medics to return home. This is an important step in Libya’s continuing positive reengagement with the international community.

Along with its European allies, the U.S. has contributed to efforts to ensure this long overdue outcome, including through the establishment of the Benghazi International Fund, a private initiative to provide care and assistance to the over 400 HIV-infected children and their families.