The European Union will impose a new round of sanctions on Myanmar's military junta and its economic interests in the coming days, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell told Reuters on Thursday. In an interview in Jakarta after meetings with Southeast Asian diplomats, Borrell said the fresh sanctions from the EU would be the third batch introduced since the military ousted
(Refiles to make lede para read . foreign affairs chief .) JAKARTA (Reuters) -The European Union will impose a new round of sanctions on Myanmar s military junta and its economic interests in the coming days, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell told Reuters on Thursday. In an interview in Jakarta after meetings with Southeast Asian diplomats, Borrell said the fresh sanctions from the EU would be the third batch introduced since the military ousted Myanmar s democratically-elected government on Feb. 1. There is a third row of sanctions in preparation that will be approved (in) the coming days (targeting) personnel of the military junta and also the entity that represents the economic interests of the military, he said. Since the coup, EU sanctions have frozen assets or applied travel bans on 21 military and civilian members of Myanmar s junta. European citizens and companies are also forbidden from making funds available to those sanctioned. The bloc s last round of sanctions in Apri
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Few military officers have shown as much greed as Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, and there is little doubt he is clinging to power to protect his economic interests.