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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9760

14 October 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/uzbekistan
EU lifts ban on travel restrictions on leaders in hope of encouraging further reforms

Brussels, 13/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - EU foreign ministers at Monday's External Relations Council in Luxembourg decided to lift the visa ban in place for three years on about 10 top leaders and government members responsible for the Andijan massacre in May 2005. The decision will change nothing on the ground, since application of this “restrictive measure” was suspended in 2007. However, the Council did renew the arms embargo (also put in place in 2005) for a further 12 months. With the...

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