Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 50725
Myanmar: Arms Trade
Tabled: 7 May 2025
Answered: 16 May 2025
Question
David Smith
Labour — North 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 WestThe 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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