Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 50725

Myanmar: Arms Trade

Tabled: 7 May 2025
Answered: 16 May 2025

Question

David Smith

LabourNorth Northumberland

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of multilateral arms embargos on Myanmar.

Answer

Catherine West
The UK is clear that countries should not sell arms to the Myanmar military as this will exacerbate the violence. We raise our opposition regularly in international fora. In March 2025, the UK co-sponsored a UN Human Rights Council Resolution, calling for...

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