European Council Renews Myanmar Sanctions
The European Council renewed its sanctions on Myanmar/Burma until April 30, 2020, according to an April 29 press release from the European Union. The sanctions place a ban on exporting dual-use goods to the country and prohibit dealing in “arms…
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and equipment that can be used for internal repression,” the release said, as well as equipment for “monitoring communications” and “military cooperation” with the Myanmar Armed Forces. The sanctions also cover 14 “high-ranking officials” in the Myanmar military who committed “serious human rights violations,” the council said.