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Informal video conference of foreign affairs ministers, 19 April 2021
Press conference
Monday, 19 April 2021 - 14:55
Roundtable
Extracts from the roundtable with Josep BORRELL, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, at the informal video conference of the Foreign Affairs Ministers, 19 April 2021, Brussels.
Josep Borrell Fontelles
High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Augusto Santos Silva
Portuguese Minister for Foreign Affairs
The EU approves sanctions targeting individuals and military-controlled entities
New EU sanctions target ten individuals and two military-controlled entities over their role in the military coup in Myanmar and the ensuing violence against peaceful demonstrators, including serious human rights violence. The restrictive measures now apply to a total of 35 individuals and 2 companies. It includes travel bans and assets freeze. The EU is on the side of Myanmar's peoples.
Last review: 10 January 2024