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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9040

4 October 2005
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/uzbekistan
One year 'sanctions' approved

Luxembourg, 03/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - As expected, the General Affairs and External Relations Council in Luxembourg on 3 October decided to impose sanctions on Uzbekistan following the violence in May 2005 in the region of Andijan and President Karimov's refusal to allow an independent international investigation despite repeated calls from the international community, including the EU (see Europe 9038). On Monday, the EU's foreign ministers imposed an embargo on exports to Uzbekistan of...

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