US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he reminded Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of the arms embargo imposed on Libya.

Pompeo told reporters at a press conference on Wednesday that the US is willing to sit with Russia and settle the issue in Libya, saying he received a positive response from his Russian counterpart.

"A political, not a military approach is the only way to resolve the dispute in Libya," Pompeo said, stressing that no party has the power to end the conflict in Libya in his favour.

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