Switzerland has frozen CHF99 million in Syrian funds
Switzerland has frozen Syrian assets worth around CHF 99 million ($112 million). The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs confirmed a corresponding media report in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung published on Tuesday. The Swiss government first issued the ordinance on measures against Syria on May 18, 2011. At the time, Switzerland joined the sanctions imposed on Syria by the European Union (EU). These were imposed due to the violent repression of the civilian population by the Syrian armed and security forces. Читать дальше...