EU won't lift Syria arms embargo

by admin
Feb 18, 2013

EU ministers on Monday agreed to renew sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which includes an arms embargo to all sides.

Britain had earlier demanded that the embargo be lifted, but the EU instead agreed only to allow 'non-lethal' aid and 'technical assistance' to flow to the opposition.

A statement from the EU said that if need be, ministers would assess and review the sanctions regime again after three months.

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said:

"It's not about military support. It's about how to make sure to give the best possible support to the protection of civilians."

See here for AFP report.

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