Egypt has publicly called on the UN to lift the embargo on Libya after Islamic State (IS) group militants recently beheaded 20 Coptic Egyptians on a Tripoli beach.
On Monday, Egypt launched airstrikes on IS group targets in Libya's Derna, in coordination with the Libyan army.
The Security Council is set to hold further discussions on the draft resolution Monday, Egypt's foreign affairs ministry press communiqué read.
- Members of the Security Council have been revising the wording of a possible resolution, the communiqué added.
- The United States and United Kingdom have rejected military intervention in Libya calling for a political solution.
In February 2011, the UN imposed the embargo against Libya citing “violent repression of civilian demonstrators” by former president Muammar Gaddafi.
Since then, power plays have shifted in Libya but conflict remains a constant.
Islamist-led rebels have been battling General Haftar's forces across the country for months.
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