The EU is likely to drastically scale down sanctions against Uzbekistan at the upcoming EU foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels on 13 November, as Europe seeks to establish a long-term energy and security foothold in Central Asia.
The sanctions - which consist of an arms embargo, a visa ban on 12 Uzbek officials and freezing high-level bilateral talks - were imposed after last May's massacre in Andijan, but elapse automatically on 17 November unless renewed by a consensus of all 25 m...
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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.