▁European ▁Union ▁( E U ) ▁meeting . ▁▁ ▁– ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁ur ged ▁the ▁jun ta ▁government ▁to ▁" stand ▁by ▁its ▁promise ▁to ▁hold ▁free , ▁fair , ▁tim ely ▁and ▁transparent ▁elections ▁in ▁which ▁no ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁r uling ▁jun ta ▁will ▁particip ate ". ▁ ▁The ▁African ▁Union ▁was ▁concerned ▁about ▁the ▁ ▁" d eter ior ating ▁situation " ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁indicated ▁their ▁intent ▁to ▁imp ose ▁san ctions ▁against ▁Guinea ▁if ▁Cam ara ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁president ial ▁elections . ▁▁ ▁– ▁J avier ▁Sol ana , ▁the ▁foreign ▁policy ▁chief ▁of ▁EU , ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁immediate ▁release ▁of ▁arrested ▁pro - dem ocracy ▁leaders ▁and ▁ur ged ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁" ex erc ise ▁maximum ▁rest raint ▁and ▁ensure ▁a ▁peace ful ▁and ▁dem ocr atic ▁transition ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁October , ▁the ▁EU ▁Council ▁announced ▁an ▁arms ▁embargo ▁and ▁san ctions ▁against ▁individuals ▁in ▁the ▁jun ta . ▁ ▁- ▁The ▁president ▁of ▁Liber ia , ▁Ellen ▁Johnson ▁Sir leaf , ▁has ▁called ▁for ▁an ▁E CO W AS ▁sum mit ▁on ▁this ▁matter . ▁ ▁On ▁account ▁of ▁ag gra v ation ▁of ▁political ▁t ension ▁in ▁Guinea ▁due ▁to ▁this ▁incident , ▁FIFA ▁decided ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁ven ue ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual ifier ▁between ▁Guinea ▁and ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso , ▁cit ing ▁safety ▁concerns . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁Acc ra , ▁Gh