The EU is unlikely to further relax sanctions against Uzbekistan when they come up for review on 5 March. But with the pariah state and its president Islam Karimov keen on greater engagement, EU diplomats and NGOs are taking a critical look at how to talk to Central Asia dictators.
The German EU presidency had planned to propose to EU foreign ministers in March to trim some names off the visa ban list for Uzbekistan, which saw a travel ban imposed on seven officials after the 2005 Andi...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.