UN Security Council holds Libya arms embargo in place
(VOVworld) – The 15-member UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday to step up the fight against Islamic extremists in Libya but without lifting the arms embargo.
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| A fighter from the Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn) milita aims his weapon during clashes with forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized government near the Wetia military air base on December 29, 2014. (Photo: Mahmud Turkia) |
The resolution drafted by Jordan did not meet Libya’s administration’s proposal to lift the four-year arms embargo, but opened the door to exemptions on a case-by-case basis. The measure called on a Security Council committee to “consider expeditiously” requests for arms purchases from Libya. The resolution extends the measures against illicit oil exports from the country until March, 2016.