Odluka bloka objavljena je dok su američki i evropski diplomati razgovarali i o mogućem uvođenju zone zabrane letova nad tom sjevernoafričkom zemljom, tokom sjednice Vijeća za ljudska prava UN-a u Ženevi.
The bloc's decision was announced as US and European diplomats were discussing the possible imposition of a no-fly zone over the North African country during a session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.