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UN Extends Sanctions on Illicit Libyan Crude

Thursday, November 8, 2018

The UN Security Council has voted to extend the mandate of the Panel of Experts who oversee the sanctions targeting the illicit export of crude oil and refined products from Libya until February 15, 2020.

The Security Council—which adopted a resolution by 13 votes in favor and none against, with abstentions from Russia and China—underlined that the primary responsibility of the Government of National Accord (GNA) is taking appropriate action to prevent the illicit export of petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products, from Libya.

The UN Security Council “condemns attempts to illicitly export petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products, from Libya, including by parallel institutions which are not acting under the authority of the Government of National Accord,” it said in a statement.


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