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EU eases Syria oil sanctions to assist rebels
EU governments have agreed to ease sanctions on Syria, allowing European importers to buy oil from the Syrian opposition. The move is aimed at EU countries providing a financial lifeline to rebels fighting Syrian government forces.
The European Union foreign ministers decided to ease the 2011 imposed sanctions on Syrian oil import during the Monday meeting in Luxembourg.
From now on, the European countries are allowed to buy oil from Syria, but only if authorized by the Syrian National Coalition, an opposition umbrella group.
“Anything that can help more resources to be available to people affected by the crisis of course is welcome,” EU commissioner for humanitarian aid, Kristalina Georgieva, told Reuters.
Before the Monday meeting, the British Foreign Secretary William Hague said the decision will “send a signal that we are open to helping in other ways, in all the ways possible, including ways adding to the finances [of the opposition].”
The move is also an attempt to bolster the SNC’s credibility among Syrians opposing the country’s President Bashar Assad.
http://rt.com/news/eu-syria-embargo-oil-206/
2013-04-22 16:30:05
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