VOL. XLIII

No. 42

16-OCTOBER-2000

SANCTIONS

US Congressional Conference Approves Sanction Reform Legislation

The US Congressional agriculture appropriations conference has approved sanctions reform legislation that would allow food, medicine and medical equipment to be sold to Iran, Libya, Sudan, North Korea and Cuba. The measure lifts all unilateral food and medicine sanctions on those countries and also restricts the ability of the president to impose economic sanctions without congressional...