MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The latest announcement brings the total number of people subject to asset freezes and travel bans to 234. As many as 69 entities had their assets frozen.
“On 14 November 2016, the Council added 17 ministers and the Governor of the Central Bank of Syria to the list of those targeted by EU restrictive measures against the Syrian regime for being responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, benefiting from or supporting the [Syrian President Bashar Assad] regime, and/or being associated with such persons,” the council said in a statement.
Syrian President Bashar Assad has repeatedly said that sanctions imposed against Syria are more damaging than terrorists.
