19/10/2012 17:09
EU endorsed new sanctions against Iran and Syria
European Union leaders on Friday endorsed new additional sanctions against Iran and Syria, at their summit in Brussels.
The measures against Tehran and Damascus had already been approved earlier this week by the EU Foreign Ministers.
Speaking at a press conference after the meeting of EU heads of state or government, EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy said the EU is resolved to keep the pressure on the Iranian regime.
New EU round of sanctions against the Assad regime, the 19th since the start of the conflict in March 2011, include an assets freeze and travel ban against 28 Syrians and two firms.
The EU also prohibited the importation of arms into EU nations from Syria, or any involvement in the transport of Syrian arms.