EU foreign ministers lift sanctions, ease arms Embargo against Libya
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LUXEMBOURG  - The European Union on Monday ended 11 years of sanctions against Libya and eased an arms Embargo to reward the North African country for giving up plans to develop weapons of mass destruction.
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The European Union has agreed to  implement last year's U.N. decision to lift economic sanctions  on Libya as well as ending its arms embargo on the North  African country, diplomats said on Wednesday.
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Libya took another stride out of diplomatic isolation yesterday when the European Union agreed to lift all sanctions against it. The move came two days after the US president, George Bush, formally ended Washington&#39;s
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The European Union said on Tuesday it  made &quot;substantial progress&quot; in talks with Libya this week to  secure the release of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian  doctor held in Libya, but more talks were needed.
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European Union foreign ministers on Monday discussed ending 11 years of sanctions against Libya and easing an arms embargo to reward the North African country for shedding plans to develop weapons of mass destruction.
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Senior envoys to the 25-nation bloc agreed the move at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, diplomatic sources said. The. decision, the latest step in Libya&#39;s improving relations with the West, will
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The European Union suspended diplomatic sanctions against Cuba, easing a standoff triggered by a clampdown on dissidents by Havana in 2003 -- but it vowed to maintain pressure on Fidel Castro.
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The European Union on Wednesday agreed in principle to lift an arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy, which wants the Libyan government to help crack down on illegal immigration to the EU.
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LUXEMBOURG, Oct 11  - The European Union agreed Monday to lift an 18-year-old arms embargo on Libya, welcoming the country&#39;s renunciation of weapons of mass destruction and movement towards &quot;responsible government.
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The EU has ended 11 years of sanctions against Libya and eased an arms embargo to reward the country for giving up plans to develop weapons of mass destruction.
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The British government said Tuesday that it was delighted that the United States has lifted the remaining sanctions on Libya. &quot;We are delighted that, in delivering on the historic commitment made on Dec.
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The European Union ended 11 years of sanctions against Libya today and eased its arms embargo as a reward for Tripoli giving up plans to develop weapons of mass destruction.
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EU foreign ministers approve a peacekeeping force for Chad and the Central African Republic.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States yesterday lifted its embargo on direct aid to, and diplomatic contact with, the Palestinian government, joining the European Union and other countries in a swift demonstration of support for embattled President Mahmoud Abbas in his struggle against the anti-Israeli militant group Hamas.
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Libya took another big stride out of  diplomatic isolation on Wednesday when the European Union  agreed to lift all sanctions on the North African country.
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EU foreign ministers agreed to lift an arms embargo on Libya on Monday, despite fears for Bulgarian and Palestinian medical workers sentenced to death there, but
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European Union foreign ministers approved plans Monday for implementing U.N. sanctions against Iran, a move that is meant to punish Tehran over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment.