Source: Xinhua| 2018-11-15 05:52:27|Editor: Mu XuequanVideo Player CloseUNITED NATIONS, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Wednesday to lift nearly decade-old arms embargoes and targeted sanctions on Eritrea after the country's recent rapprochement toward neighbors in the Horn of Africa. In a unanimous vote, the council approved Resolution 2444 to lift arms embargoes, travel bans, asset freezes and targeted sanctions on Eritrea, which had been in place since 2009. The thaw also led to friendlier relations between Eritrea and other countries in the region, namely Djibouti and Somalia. The council imposed sanctions on Eritrea in 2009 for its alleged support of Al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia, an accusation Asmara has long denied. After the vote, British Ambassador to the UN said the agreement to lift sanctions on Eritrea recognizes the improvements in regional peace and security and the positive steps that Eritrea had taken to meet the demands of the council.

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