Close Combat Weapons and Taking Upgrades from the Melee Weapons

Looking under the entry for Sybarite / Dracon:

Dark Eldar Codex pg 78 wrote:

... may take items from the Melee Weapons list.

Not

Quote :

... may replace his close combat weapon with an item from the Melee Weapons list.

Does taking a melee weapon from this list automatically remove the Close Combat Weapon listed under wargear?

If not, could you then take a melee weapon item, and then count has using two weapons in close combat?

yes, because the first line of the melee weapons list states that a model may replace its melee weapon with...

Damn. Thanks!