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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10661
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) syria

EU tightens sanctions and weapons embargo and puts hope in future

Brussels, 23/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - As anticipated, the foreign affairs ministers of the EU, meeting in Council on Monday 23 July, adopted new measures against Syria and tightened up the EU embargo on weapons. Twenty-six new people have been given a visa ban and will see their assets frozen, together with three entities. According to the Luxembourg minister, Jean Asselborn, the EU is banning the Syrian national airline from landing on European soil and from operating flights between the...

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