Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, shakes hands with Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani, second right, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Thani has asked Russia to help secure the lifting of an embargo on weapons supplies to Libya’s army. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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