Were the Bulgarian medics freed in exchange for arms?

Hans-Hagen Bremer contests that everything that happens in the world of diplomacy should immediately be made public. "However, in the case of the Bulgarian nurses, about which Nicolas Sarkozy very publicly made a big fuss, keeping the details of the deal with Libya secret was inexcusable. Foreign Minster Bernard Kouchner's denial of the existence of a military pact before parliament, despite Sarkozy's having signed it along with the nuclear memorandum, was a sad performance. Either Kouchner, who wasn't present at the signing of the agreement, wasn't informed by his boss or there really is something to hide. Either that or Gaddafi's statements weren't true. Whatever the case, for a president who promised more transparency in foreign policy the affair is embarrassing, and the longer Sarkozy keeps up the secrecy the more embarrassing it will become."

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