Libyan officials close to Col. Muammar Gaddafi and a U.S. diplomat have held secret face-to-face talks, the first since the United States and NATO began its bombing campaign in March. The three-hour talks took place in Tunisia on Saturday. A Libyan official described the meeting as a first step to repair relations between the two countries, but U.S. Department of State officials said the meeting was only held for the United States to deliver a message that Gaddafi must step down. The talks came one day after the United States and 31 other nations officially recognized the Libyan rebels as the new Libyan government.