Ambassadors from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – China, France, Russia, the UK and the USA – have warned that fighting in the south, in particular around Tamenhint, could result in an escalation of the conflict in Libya. Its the second time that the Security Council has agreed on a joint statement. The previous one had been on the management of Libyan Oil production, by the own NOC (Libyan National Oil Corporation). The United Nation has also taken the resolution 2278, to extend measures to prevent the illicit smuggling of fuel out of Libya.
