Geneva, Sep 3 (Xinhua) The Swiss government has called on Libya to honour pledges it made in an accord with Switzerland and allow two detained Swiss nationals to leave the country, the official Swisinfo.ch news website reported.

In a statement, Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz and Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey also repeated Switzerland's commitment to complying with the terms of the deal aimed at normalising relations soured by the arrest of Hannibal Gaddafi, a son of the Libyan leader, in Geneva last year.

'The government is willing to restore the once-good relations with Libya ... Given the currently difficult situation, both sides need to make efforts,' Merz and Calmy-Rey were quoted as saying in the statement.

Merz said the government was continuing to demand that Libya allow two Swiss businessmen, held for more than 12 months, to leave the country. Their departure has been blocked as a result of alleged immigration violations.