(VOVworld) – The US is ready to loosen a ban on arms exports to Libya to help Libya’s unity government fight the Islamic State.

Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Dayri speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting about the situation in Libya. (Photo: Reuters)

A US official said if Libya lists in detail the weapons they need to fight IS and which meet the UN Security Council’s requirements to lift sanctions, the Council will consider this request seriously. The US and its European allies want to strengthen the unity government’s armed forces. Loosening the arms embargo on Libya was discussed by US Secretary of State John Kerry and European Foreign Ministers in Vienna on Monday.