WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The United States wants to work with Russia to end the conflict in Libya, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, but he added that he reminded Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov a day ago of the arms embargo that is in place on the North African country. Libya has been divided since 2014 into rival military and political camps based in the capital Tripoli and the east. He is backed by Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and most recently Russian mercenaries, according to diplomats and Tripoli officials. Pompeo on Wednesday said the United States has called Moscow and other parties to cease sending weapons. "I reminded him (Lavrov) that there's a weapons embargo that's still in place in Libya and that no nation had to be providing incremental material inside Libya," he said.

Source: Libya Today December 11, 2019 15:22 UTC