Security Council committee overseeing the embargo imposed in 2011. The Libyan government is allowed to import weapons and related materiel with the approval of a U.N. « It’s a delicate balance, but all of us here are supportive of the fact that if you have a legitimate government and the legitimate government is struggling against terrorism, that legitimate government should not be made the prisoner, or should not be victimised, by virtue of the U.N. « We have now had a request come to us and obviously (it has) to be discussed and go through the process with respect to the U.N., » Kerry said. Secretary of State John Kerry said such a request made sense but would need to be « carefully sculpted ». « We hope for assistance on training and equipping our troops. » International powers have repeatedly said they would support Libyan efforts once a unity government was in place and had made its demands clear. « We have a major challenge facing us in fighting Daesh, » Seraj told reporters, referring to the Arabic acronym for Islamic State. Speaking after a meeting of about two dozen ministers in Vienna, Fayaz Seraj, the head of the Government of National Accord (GNA), said that with his administration now taking shape, he would be giving a list of weapons to relevant authorities « as soon as possible ».
The West is counting on the U.N.-backed unity government to tackle Islamic State in Libya and stop new flows of migrants heading across the Mediterranean, though the newly instated leaders are still not in control of the capital city, Tripoli. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday. arms embargo to help take control of the lawless country, U.S. Arms embargo exemptions being considered for new Libyan governmentWorld powers including the United States are ready to consider demands from Libya’s new unity government for exemptions from a U.N.
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