Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov calls for investigation into civilian casualties in Libya

“The organizations or countries that undertake to fulfil a mandate issued by the UN Security Council must report their activities to the Security Council in full measure. This also applies to the North Atlantic Alliance, which volunteered to ensure the no-fly zone over Libya but engaged in mass bombings instead,” Itar-Tass quotes Lavrov's speech at a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East and North Africa which took place on March 12.
“It is regrettable that reports about civilian casualties of these bombings have not been investigated so far,” he said.
Lavrov urged the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to “clarify this issue by invoking the Declaration of Cooperation between the UN and NATO Secretariats signed in 2008”.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry demanded an investigation into unlawful actions in Libya, including on the part of NATO, and that those responsible be brought to account.