The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday imposed an arms embargo and other sanctions on Eritrea for supplying weapons to Somali militants and refusing to resolve a border dispute with Djibouti. The resolution bans the import and export of weapons to Eritrea and calls on U.N. member states to inspect all suspect air and sea cargo between the Red Sea country and Somalia. The measure imposes a travel ban on individuals-including Eritrea's political and military leadership-who violate the arms embargo, obstruct a border settlement with Djibouti, or “perpetrate acts of violence or terrorist acts against other states or their citizens in the region.” Under the resolution, the financial assets of such individuals as well as government and private companies responsible for similar violations also would be frozen.
