Brussels, 20/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - At the Foreign Affairs Council of 23 July 2012, the EU is expected to issue sanctions against some two dozen Syrian leaders and economic entities, including cotton companies.
There will be a tightening of the embargo on arms and other equipment that can be used for repressive purposes, along with tighter monitoring of ships in ports and at sea and air freight to and from the country. Diplomats say that the embargo will apply to all banned goods,...