EU to sanction 11 people involved in Myanmar coup, foreign policy chief says


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  • Monday, 22 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: European High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, speaks during European Foreign Ministers and Interior ministers Council in Brussels, Belgium, March 15, 2021.Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS

(Reuters) - The European Union will on Monday impose sanctions on 11 individuals linked to the Feb. 1 coup in Myanmar, the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said as he arrived for a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

While the bloc has an arms embargo on Myanmar, and has targeted some senior military officials since 2018, the measures would be its most significant response so far since the coup.

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