Embargoes

Turkish Defense Minister has condemned Austria's arms embargo on Turkey, saying that the decision will fuel motivation in Turkish industry to produce indigenous arms. 

Montenegro has expanded the list of countries against which it has an arms embargo, allying itself further with the EU, which it hope to join.

A government document, which BIRN has seen, shows that the list of countries against which the sanctions have been imposed to include Belarus, North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Egypt, Somalia and Zimbabwe.

The UN Security Council will vote on April 14 on a draft resolution that demands Yemen's Huthi rebels pull back and punishes them with an arms embargo and sanctions, diplomats said.

Libya asked the Council of the United Nations Security to lift the arms embargo so they can reorganize their army, in order to be able to deal with jihadists of the Islamic State and other extremist groups.