Agence France Press – European Union foreign ministers will assess with discomfort Monday the results of weekend elections in Serbia, after a strong showing by the ultra-nationalists.EU ambassadors meet at 8:00 am (0700 GMT) to prepare a position for the ministers’ debate over lunch, part of a day of talks that will also focus on Iran’s nuclear ambitions and developments in Somalia, Sudan and Ukraine.
On Iran, the ministers will call for the full and rapid implementation of UN Security Council sanctions announced in response to Iran’s nuclear activities.
They are to agree to halt the import and export of nuclear-related goods, freeze the assets of those linked to the programme and impose a travel ban on some individuals, according to diplomats.
The West fears that the Islamic republic could be trying to develop a nuclear weapon under the guise of its civilian nuclear programme.
