Brussels, 20/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - Agreement in principle has been reached by the EU member states to ban most EU transactions with the Iranian Central Bank. A European diplomat said on Friday 20 January that the agreement can be considered a done deal and will be formalised by the European Affairs Council on Monday 23 January.
Europe wants to target everything related to the nuclear issue in Iran, said a European source, but sanctions will not cover areas not considered to be connected...