Diplomat Stresses Russia Does Not Deliver Arms to Libya, Does Not Violate UN Arms Embargo

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia does not deliver weapons to Libya and does not breach the United Nations Security Council’s arms embargo, Russia’s charge d’affaires ad interim in the North African country, Jamshed Boltaev, said in an interview.

It would be absolutely “pointless” for the country to breach the arms embargo, the diplomat explained.

Russia firmly refutes the United States’ accusations of interfering in Libya’s affairs and keeps stressing that it is interested in a peaceful solution to the long-ongoing crisis in the country, which has long been split between two rival administrations.

Account in Russian Bank for Libya’s Oil Money

It is too early to discuss the possibility to open an account in a Russian bank for revenue procured from Libya’s oil sales before a political solution is found to the Libyan crisis, Russia’s charge d’affaires ad interim in the North African country, Jamshed Boltaev believes.

Being a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, Russia favours Libya’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, and believes that all the differences should be settled diplomatically, the diplomat noted.

This is why Russia has supported Saleh’s peace initiative, the diplomat explained.

Sheikh Senussi al-Haleeq, the deputy chairman of the Supreme Council of Libyan Sheikhs and Elders, said in late June that the council wanted to open a bank account in Russia to deposit the oil revenue and ensure an equal split of resources between Libya’s regions. Shortly after, Aguila Saleh, the president of the Tobruk-based Libyan parliament, said that he would not mind using an account in a Russian bank to deposit the oil profit.

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