EU to sanction Myanmar military over coup: Josep Borrell

The Hindu

Monday, February 22, 2021 07:06:11 PM UTC

European Union ministers agreed on Monday to sanction the Myanmar military over its seizure of power and to withhold some development aid, the bloc's top envoy said. "We took the political agreement to apply sanctions targeting the military responsible for the coup and their economic interests," foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.

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