Protests have been held across Myanmar for months
The EU hopes new sanctions against Myanmar will force the country s ruling military junta to the negotiating table, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday.
Maas was speaking after a virtual meeting of his EU counterparts in which the bloc decided to slap new measures on the southeast Asian nation.
They affected 10 officials and two companies linked to the crackdown that has seen more than 700 people lose their lives. Watch video 03:49
Is Myanmar s junta growing more confident of its grip on power? The military regime is continuing its course of violence and maneuvering the country into a dead end. That is why we are increasing the pressure to bring the military to the negotiating table, Maas said.
ЕС ввел санкции против 10 физических лиц и двух компаний в Мьянме
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Евросоюз расширил санкции в отношении Мьянмы
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Евросоюз расширил санкции против Мьянмы
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