Regional Report on Arms Exports in 2017
Regional Report on Arms Exports in 2017

Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: The South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC)
Keywords: Arms exports; South East Europe; Regional cooperation; Transparency; EU
Summary/Abstract: The decision to produce the regional annual report on arms exports for South East Europe was made in July 2009 in Montenegro, at the “Conference on a Regional Report on Arms Exports” facilitated by SEESAC. On this occasion, representatives of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia and Serbia agreed on a methodology and committed to publish their arms exports data in a joint publication. Consequently, the first report was published in December 2009. In 2012, Croatia began contributing its data as well, making the Annual Report on Arms Exports in 2010 first six-state effort. The participating states had, at that time, already been producing national reports that contained detailed information on their respective arms exports. Since 2007, with the support of SEESAC, thirty-nine (39) of these reports have been translated into English language and printed. The national reports should remain the primary source of information on each country’s arms exports. The production of a regional annual report on arms exports is intended to help to consolidate the gains in transparency that have already been made in the region, while also demonstrating an ability and willingness to uphold the commitments associated with the Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP, defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment. By contributing to confidence building, through regional cooperation, the Report perfectly aligns with the core purpose of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which all five states are a party to. The report is a practical example of successful co-operation within the framework of the Regional Co-operation Council (RCC).

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