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In light of the human rights violations in Belarus, the EU continues to argue about sanctions against the regime in Minsk.
It is true that the foreign ministers of the member states had already decided in principle punitive measures against those responsible. There is now a list of 40 people who are to be blocked from entering the country and blocked from their accounts.
But EU member Cyprus is blocking the unanimous decision needed to put the sanctions into effect. "Our reaction to violations of our core values and principles cannot be à la carte, it has to be consistent,"
said Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulidis on the sidelines of consultations in Brussels. This applies to the reaction to human rights violations and to the reaction to the violation of the sovereignty and sovereign rights of member states.
Christodoulidis was alluding to the fact that some EU states are currently refusing to agree to the sanctions demanded by Cyprus against Turkey. He sees no diplomatic blockade on the Belarus issue and is ready to implement the resolutions of the EU foreign ministers from August.
From the perspective of Cyprus, these include imposing punitive measures against Turkey.
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