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BRUSSELS, March 1 (KUNA) -- The European Union Council adopted a decision
here today imposing sanctions against Eritrea in line with the United Nations
Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 1907 of 2009.
The sanctions consist of an arms embargo, travel restrictions and a freeze
of assets against persons and entities designated by the UN sanctions
committee as: having acted in violation of the arms embarggo; providing
support from Eritrea to armed opposition groups which aim to destabilise the
region.
It also consist of obstructing implementation of UNSCR 1862 concerning the
border dispute between Djibouti and Eritrea; harbouring, financing,
facilitating, supporting, organising, training or inciting individuals or
groups to perpetrate acts of violence or terrorist acts against other States
or their citizens in the region; obstructing the investigations or work of
thhe monitoring group pursuant to UNSCR 1853 concerning the situation in
Somalia. (END)
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