EU Extends Sanctions on Syria

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BRUSSELS, (ST) _ European Union foreign ministers have agreed to keep current sanctions against Syria in place for another three months.

RIA Novosti quoted Ashton as saying: “We…agreed to extend sanctions against Syria for a further three months and we are amending them so as to enable greater technical assistance for the protection of civilians,” EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in comments for the press on Monday following a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council.

“We will continue our help to the innocent victims of the conflict,” Ashton said, adding that EU humanitarian aid currently stands at 600 million Euros .

The EU, Syria’s biggest trading partner, imposed economic sanctions the Syrian state  in 2011.

The sanctions include an arms exports embargo as well as travel bans and asset freezes on more than 120 individuals and 40 companies.

The EU has also banned crude oil imports from Syria and has blocked trade in gold, precious metals and diamonds with Syrian public bodies and the central bank.

 

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