HL Deb 03 November 1999 vol 606 c87WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether unanimity in NATO is required for the continuation or for the abrogation of the embargo on the supply of heating oil to Yugoslavia. [HL4372]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

The oil embargo on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) is a sanction imposed by the European Union, not NATO. Montenegro and Kosovo are both exempted. There is a specific exemption for humanitarian supplies of oil and oil derivatives to the FRY. As an instrument of the EU's common foreign and security policy, the embargo may only be amended by unanimity.