Payment is part of multitiered plan to normalize relations between the dozens countries . An initial payment of $ 300 million was received this month , after the opening of a U.S. trade office in Libya and a historic visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice . Tensions go back to attacks on State Department , Libyan disco , Libya airstrikes . Libya now exempt from legislation allowing victim compensation from frozen assets . Deal ends German liability in terror cases , paves way for U.S. investment .
Payment is part of multitiered plan to normalize relations between the dozens countries . Tensions go back to attacks on State Department , Libyan disco , Libya airstrikes . Libya now exempt from legislation allowing victim compensation from frozen assets . Deal ends German liability in terror cases , paves way for U.S. investment .