அமெரிக்காவின் சிரிய ஆக்கிரமிப்பு, ஆட்சிக்கவிழ்ப்பு, உலக மறுபங்கீட்டு யுத்தத்தை எதிர்த்து சிரியா லெபனான் எல்லைப்புறத்தில் ஆயுதம் ஏந்திப்போராடும் ஹெஸ்பொலா அமைப்பின் இராணுவப் பிரிவை ஐரோப்பிய யூனியன் `பயங்கரவாத` இயக்கமாக அறிவித்துள்ளது.அதேவேளையில் அசாத் ஆட்சிக்கவிழ்ப்பு யுத்தத்தின் அயோக்கிய விதேசிய, சிரிய மக்கள் மீது விசவாயுத் தாக்குதல் நடத்தும் உள்ளூர் பயங்கரவாதிகளுக்கு ஆயுதம் அளித்து அவர்களைக் `கிளர்ச்சியாளர்கள்` எனப் பிரகடனம் செய்துள்ளது.
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Reuters | 22 July, 2013 15:26
European Union governments agreed on Monday to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the EU terrorism blacklist in a reversal of past policy fuelled by concerns over the Lebanese militant movement's activities in Europe.
Britain and the Netherlands have pressed EU peers since May to put the Shi'ite Muslim group's military wing on the bloc's terrorism list, citing evidence it was behind a bus bombing in Bulgaria last year which killed five Israelis and their driver.
Until now, the EU had resisted pressure from Washington and Israel to blacklist Hezbollah, arguing such a move could fuel instability in Lebanon, where the group is part of the government, and add to tensions in the Middle East.
But evidence from Bulgaria about the attack and concerns over Hezbollah's growing involvement in the war in Syria persuaded opponents to back the move, which triggers the freezing of any assets the group's armed wing may hold in the 28-nation EU.
"It is good that the EU has decided to call Hezbollah what it is: a terrorist organisation," Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said on the sidelines of a meeting of EU foreign ministers who decided on the blacklisting.
"We took this important step today, by dealing with the military wing of Hezbollah, freezing its assets, hindering its fundraising and thereby limiting its capacity to act."
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Reuters | 22 July, 2013 15:26
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| Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (2nd R), escorted by his bodyguards, greets his supporters at an anti-U.S. protest in Beirut's southern suburbs, in this September 17, 2012 file photo. European Union governments agreed on July 22, 2013 to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the EU terrorism blacklist in a reversal of past policy fuelled by concerns over the Lebanese militant movement's activities in Europe. Image by: SHARIF HARIM / REUTERS |
Britain and the Netherlands have pressed EU peers since May to put the Shi'ite Muslim group's military wing on the bloc's terrorism list, citing evidence it was behind a bus bombing in Bulgaria last year which killed five Israelis and their driver.
Until now, the EU had resisted pressure from Washington and Israel to blacklist Hezbollah, arguing such a move could fuel instability in Lebanon, where the group is part of the government, and add to tensions in the Middle East.
But evidence from Bulgaria about the attack and concerns over Hezbollah's growing involvement in the war in Syria persuaded opponents to back the move, which triggers the freezing of any assets the group's armed wing may hold in the 28-nation EU.
"It is good that the EU has decided to call Hezbollah what it is: a terrorist organisation," Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said on the sidelines of a meeting of EU foreign ministers who decided on the blacklisting.
"We took this important step today, by dealing with the military wing of Hezbollah, freezing its assets, hindering its fundraising and thereby limiting its capacity to act."
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