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U.N. Decides Something! to Maintain Liberia Sanctions
The U.N. Security Council decided Thursday that peace in Liberia was still too fragile to lift sanctions but acknowledged progress by the West African country toward meeting conditions to end timber and diamond embargoes.
| They did, however, comtemplate establishing a "Diamonds for Food" program. The French were enthusiastic in support. |
Liberia's interim leader, Gyude Bryant, had appealed to the council last week to lift the sanctions, saying his government desperately needed revenues from these major exports to maintain stability. The council noted that no major violations of the arms embargo and diamond and timber sanctions had been reported since former warlord and president Charles Taylor fled into exile in August 2003.
Posted by: Steve White 2004-06-11 |
