The resolution did not endorse the ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia, which also occurred on the same day the resolution was passed. Rather, it requested ECOWAS to pursue "political means first" in its efforts to resolve the crisis. In earlier proposed drafts, the Council had considered alternative language endorsing ECOWAS in "all necessary measures", which would have been an endorsement for military action. However, some members of the Council, including Egypt, Bolivia, and Russia, had objected to the stronger language. In its press release, the Council said that "A number of speakers ... said the adoption did not imply the Council's endorsement of possible military measures", and specifically mentioned that Egypt and Bolivia had expressed this view.