In a 14 November press release on the Council of the European Union\'s website (http://ue.eu.int), the EU announced that it has adopted a common position on sanctions against the Uzbek government for excessive use of force in Andijon, including a visa ban for 12 Uzbek officials and an embargo on EU arms sales to Uzbekistan. The measures, which will be in effect for one year, ban Interior Minister Zakirjan Almatov, National Security Service head Rustam Inoyatov, Defense Minister Kadir Gulamov, and nine other mid- and high-ranking officials \"who are directly responsible for the indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force in Andijan\" from travel to the EU. After one year, the EU will review the sanctions on the basis of the conduct of future trials, detention and harassment of dissenters, Uzbek \"cooperation with any independent, international rapporteur,\" the \"outcome of any independent, international inquiry,\" and \"any action that demonstrates the willingness of the Uzbek authorities to adhere to the principles of respect for human rights, rule of law and fundamental freedoms.\" (RFE/RL)