The UN Security Council on Wednesday approved, for the first time since the revival in April of a conflict in Libya, a resolution calling for " a lasting cease-fire " to succeed the fragile truce in this country. observed since January.
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The text, drafted by the United Kingdom, was approved by 14 votes out of 15, Russia abstaining. It had been the subject of arduous discussions for more than three weeks, illustrating persistent divisions of the international community on the Libyan file despite the unity displayed in Berlin on January 19.