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EU to lift sanctions against Burundi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bujumbura [Burundi], June 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The European Union (EU) had started the process of lifting sanctions against Burundi that stops financial aid to the Burundian government, EU Ambassador to Burundi Claude Bochu said here Monday.
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US is a long way from lifting Iran sanctions, says Blinken
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States is "a long way" from lifting sanctions imposed on Iran and will resume its obligations under the 2015 nuclear agreement that President Joe Biden's intends to resuscitate.
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UN Security Council unlikely to lift sanctions over Taliban
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 29 (ANI): Days after the Afghan government released hundreds of Taliban prisoners as part of the peace deal with the United States, the UN Security Council was expected to vote on lifting sanctions over the group. But the matter has been squashed as certain conditions ma
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Russia-China submit resolution to UNSC calling for lifting sanctions on No
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia and China have submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council that calls for lifting sanctions on North Korea and promptly resuming the six-party talks, according to the text of the draft document.
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US lifts sanctions on Venezuelan general who turned against Maduro
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 8 (ANI): The US on Tuesday announced that it was lifting sanctions imposed on Venezuela's former intelligence chief General Manuel Cristopher Figuera, who broke ranks with President Nicolas Maduro's regime and pledged his support to the country's opposition leader
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House rejects US govt's decision of lifting sanctions linked to Russian ol
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected the Donald Trump administration's decision of rolling back of sanctions on firms linked to Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, who is considered a close aide to Russian President Vladimir P
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Russian EN+ Group believes US Congress may seek extra conditions for lifti
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian energy-related company EN+ Group said in a statement on Thursday that it believed the US Congress could seek additional conditions for lifting sanctions against the company.
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