Kazakhstan halts arms exports

SUNDAY, 28 AUGUST 2022, 03:18

Kazakhstan has halted the export of military equipment for a year.

Source: Website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan summarising the outcomes of the meeting of the Defence Industry Commission

Quote: "Participants (of the Defence Industry Commission meeting - UP) considered the proposal of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development to suspend the export of weapons, military equipment and products intended for military use until the end of August 2023.

This proposal was supported by the members of the Commission."

Background:

• On 22 February, Kazakhstan did not recognise the Russian-occupied parts of Donbas as independent, citing international law. The country also rejected the dispatch of Collective Security Treaty Organisation troops to Ukraine, which is known as "the Russian NATO".
• Kazakhstan also rejected the Russian Federation's request to send its troops to join their assault against Ukraine.

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