Article: Security Council widens arms embargo on Democratic Republic of Congo to include travel ban, assets freeze on violators; Resolution 1596 (2005), adopted unanimously, condemns continuing illicit flow of weapons into Congolese territory.

M2 PRESSWIRE-19 April 2005-UN: Security Council widens arms embargo on Democratic Republic of Congo to include travel ban, assets freeze on violators; Resolution 1596 (2005), adopted unanimously, condemns continuing illicit flow of weapons into Congolese territory(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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The Security Council, condemning the continuing illicit flow of weapons within and into the Democratic Republic of the Congo, decided today that the arms embargo imposed by resolution 1493 of July 2003 would, from now on, apply to any recipient within that country's territory, and imposed a travel ban and assets freeze on those violating the ...

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