Sentences with phrase «us arms exports»

Thai authorities said they found weapons on board being sent to Iran from North Korea, whose arms exports were banned by United Nations sanctions.

«Quakers in Britain ask the UK Government to take a lead on this by halting arms exports to Israel.»

It would be unacceptable to many in the EU and USA for weapons to be used for killing protestors in this way, and aware of this the EU and USA continue to prevent arms exports to China.

Committee on Arms Export Controls — William Hague and Vince Cable will be quizzed out Britain's role in the arms trade.

UK arms export rules are clear that licences for military equipment should not be granted if there is a «clear risk» that they «might» be used in violation of international humanitarian law.

Insufficient attention to where British arms exports have ended up has been blamed by MPs for their use against civilians in conflict zones.

As Russia has increased its arms exports to Azerbaijan in recent years, many analysts believe that the Putin - Aliyev summit is a starting point for a consolidated Moscow - Baku alliance.

Cameron replied: «We have the strictest rules for arms exports of almost any country anywhere in the world.

7) Do you think that the government should suspend arms exports to Saudi Arabia over its involvement in the bombing campaign of Yemen?

Together, they are responsible for eighty eight per cent of reported conventional arms exports.

The arms exports to Israel must stop.»

It seems fitting that at the same time that parliament will be debating arms export controls the government is playing host to the Qatari Emir.

The royal and ministerial level backing for arms exports is, unfortunately, only the tip of their complete institutionalisation in the government machinery.

Now in government, and indeed, in charge of Bis which houses, separately, both the arms export promotion and licensing units, Cable is hiding behind the proposed international arms trade treaty to still any moral qualms.

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Cable told the meeting that 95 % of those lobbying him about arms exports were calling for more promotion, not less.

He mentioned the four debates he had initiated on arms industry corruption, though appeared to develop amnesia when quizzed about arms industry subsidies, forgetting for example, that a pamphlet written by him in September 2009 had said that government insurance for arms exports was an indirect subsidy to the arms industry «difficult to justify on wider policy grounds».

According to the committees on arms exports controls - formerly the quadripartite committee - the «baffling and confusing» shortcoming is undermining Britain's arms controls.

Britain's arms exports controls have failed to legislate against certain missiles, it has emerged.

It led to the famous quote under oath from Alan Clarke who admitted to being «economical with the actualité» regarding arms exports.

«Implementing a policy of «presumption of denial» for arms exports to countries listed as countries of concern in the Foreign Office's annual human rights report.

The government's policy towards the Israeli incursion into Gaza was in danger of falling apart on Tuesday night in the wake of the surprise resignation of the Foreign Office minister Sayeeda Warsi and a demand by Nick Clegg that Britain immediately suspend arms export licences to Israel.

Suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia and control arms exports to countries with poor human rights records.

It's very important that in response to clearly what appears to be disproportionate military action of Israel in Gaza, we should be suspending the arms export licences that presently exist.»

Do you think that the government should suspend arms exports to Saudi Arabia over it's involvement in the bombing campaign of Yemen?

Britain has to comply with the EU's export regime on arms exports.

The most recent European arms exports report, which covers licences for 2012, shows that year alone EU member states licensed 3.5 billion euros worth of weapons to the regime.

The government too often breaches its own rules on arms exports: issuing export - licences for weapons and military equipment to states known to abuse human rights.

Nick Clegg endorsed some of Warsi's criticisms as he called for the suspension of arms export licences to Israel after he also described Tel Aviv's military response as disproportionate.

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He was sentenced to 30 months in prison after a conviction for violating the Arms Export Control Act and conspiracy.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's arrival in Paris for a three - day visit has once again raised lawmakers» concerns over French arms exports to Riyadh.

Not exact matches

NEW DELHI, April 24 - U.S. sanctions on Russian military exports have put the brakes on a $ 6 billion deal with India and may derail the arms purchases of other U.S. allies around Asia, experts say.

This will probably give a shot in the arm to Canadian manufacturing and exports.

Although China's exports declined in 2014 from the year before, Beijing's arms industry is still in a broader upward trend.

Political attempts to strong - arm B.C. — such as Alberta cutting back oil exports to the province or Ottawa withholding infrastructure dollars — appear to be less effective in getting those currently opposed to the project to say «yes,» according to Angus Reid.

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Most of the common charges leveled against the Nicaraguan revolution (it is totalitarian, it exports arms to foment revolution in neighboring countries, it is a Soviet / Cuban puppet state, it will allow Soviet military bases on its soil, it represses the church, it persecutes Jews, it commits genocide against its native peoples, etc.) are easily refutable.

Investigators from our global arm, Animals International, expose the brutal live export trade in Romanian baby animals.

If human rights were so important, what about the export of arms to Saudis, and alliance to India.

It also wants to see better control of EU citizens» engagement in arms brokering outside the EU and tightening controls on equipment use once it has been exported from EU territory.

«The arms trade is no longer just about exporting finished products,» head of arms transfer controls Roy Isbister said.

The debts were never repaid but the UK government is refusing to forgive the debt, which is now the responsibility of UK Export Finance, an arm of the Department for Business.

The government last night faced calls to stop selling arms to Israel, after new figures show the value of exports to the Jewish state almost doubled last year.

Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander has said the British public needs reassurance about the number of UK arms being exported to Israel.

India was the single largest export destination of Russian arms.

In late 2011, Prime Minister Julia Gillard overturned a long - standing policy barring uranium exports to India, saying she was confident the nuclear - armed nation would use it responsibly.

«The UK already has one of the toughest export and trade control regimes in the world and it is my intention to further tighten arms trade laws to ensure UK brokers are regulated - wherever in the world they do business,» he said.

Since Labour came to power we have exported over # 20bn of arms, including over # 2.5 bn worth to Africa.