Ukraine joins EU’s sanctions against Iran

19.05.2020 09:54

Ukrinform

Ukraine has joined the European Union's sanctions against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran.

This is stated in the Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran.

“On 7 April 2020, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/512 amending Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP. The Council Decision renews the existing restrictive measures for a further twelve months, until 13 April 2021, and amends the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2011/235/CFSP. The Candidate Countries Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania, the country of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, as well as Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova align themselves with this Council Decision,” reads the statement.

As noted, the mentioned countries will ensure that their national policies conform to this Council Decision. The European Union takes note of this commitment and welcomes it.

By Decision 2011/235/CFSP (Common Foreign and Security Policy) of 12 April 2011, the Council of the EU adopted restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities of Iran that are complicit in or responsible for directing or implementing grave human rights violations in the repression of peaceful demonstrators, journalists, human rights defenders, students or other persons who speak up in defence of their legitimate rights, including freedom of expression, as well as persons complicit in or responsible for directing or implementing; grave violations of the right to due process, torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, or the indiscriminate, excessive and increasing application of the death penalty, including public executions, stoning, hangings or the execution of juvenile offenders in contravention of Iran’s international human rights obligations.