Arms embargo on Syria extended
(BRUSSELS2) The prohibition of all arms sales "to Syria", imposed by the European Union, will be extended. According to the information communicated to B2, this decision could be taken within " coming days ».
It is a question of renewing the sanctions already in place (embargo on arms, on oil, on various economic materials, etc.) for a period of one year. Remember that these sanctions had a limited duration, ending on December 1. The measure should be extended for 12 months, by means of a decision approved during one of the next meetings of the council (for example during the Foreign Affairs Council in "Trade" formation on November 29) or beforehand in written procedure.
NB: Note that this is a ban on sales "to Syria" and not "in Syria". Now nothing prohibits a third country that is not a member of the European Union from selling weapons or defensive equipment since no sanction has been established at the international level (by the UN Security Council).
