Security Council extends the decision to search suspicious ships off Libya for an additional year

The 15 members of the UN Security Council decided unanimously at the end of last year to extend this text, but Russia expressed its reservations during talks at the beginning of this month, according to diplomats.

A diplomat said that over the past year there have been continuous violations of the embargo by the warring parties, which has made the ban a farce.

The resolution drafted by Germany "decides to extend the mandate stipulated in Resolution 2,473, for an additional 12 months" and "requests the Secretary-General to report on its implementation to the Security Council within 11 months."

The decision to allow inspections at sea is linked to other resolutions, including resolutions 2,292 and 2,146, and the latest decision, which was renewed in March, aims to prohibit the illegal export and import of oil from Libya.

The European naval operation "IRINI" launched in early April, which uses air and satellite surveillance, is aimed at strengthening the United Nations resolution on controlling arms shipments to Libya.

After intercepting a French ship participating in an "IRINI" mission for an oil tanker who came to bring oil from Tobruk without Tripoli's approval, Russia called for a meeting of the Security Council to obtain explanations, and Germany and France reaffirmed during this session held at the beginning of the week that the Irene process is taking place within the strict framework to United Nations resolutions.

Turkey continues to send Syrian soldiers, mercenaries and weapons to Libya, and Turkey has acknowledged that support for Accord Government has contributed to a shift in the balance of power on the ground.

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ANHA