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United Nations A/69/124 General Assembly Distr.: General 15 July 2014 English Original: Arabic/English/Russian Sixty-ninth session Item 97 of the preliminary list* General and complete disarmament United Nations Register of Conventional Arms Report of the Secretary-General Summary The present report, which is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 68/43, contains information received from Member States on the export and import of conventional arms covered by the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, including “nil reports”, as well as additional background information on military holdings, procurement through national production and international transfers of small arms and light weapons for the calendar year 2013. As at the date of submission of the present report, the Secretary-General had received reports from 34 Governments. * A/69/50. 14-57530 (E) 200814 *1457530* A/69/124 Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................... 3 II. Information received from Governments............................................ 3 A. Index of information submitted by Governments ................................. 3 B. Reports received from Governments on conventional arms transfers ................. 5 III. Information received from Governments on military holdings and procurement through national production ............................................................. 32 IV. Information received from Governments on international transfers of small arms and light weapons ...................................................................... 54 Annex Views received ................................................................. 117 2/120 14-57530 A/69/124 I. Introduction 1. The present report is the twenty-second consolidated report on the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms issued by the Secretary-General since the establishment of the Register.1 The General Assembly, in paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 (a) of resolution 68/43, called upon Member States to provide their data and information on international transfers of major conventional arms covered by the Register, including “nil” reports and additional background information, on an annual basis. 2. On 28 February 2014, the Secretariat sent a note verbale to Member States requesting them to submit their reports no later than 31 May 2014. The replies received are reproduced in sections II to IV and in the annex below. Any further national reports and additional information received from Governments will be issued as addenda to the present report. 3. In 2013, the map-based interactive database on the Register, launched in 2011, was further improved through the addition of several new functions. Well over half of those Member States that report are now using the online reporting tool. 4. The originals of the replies from Member States are available for Governme nts from the Office for Disarmament Affairs of the Secretariat. 2 The annual reports and other relevant information on the Register are available on the website of the Register.3 II. Information received from Governments A. Index of information submitted by Governments Background information International Procurement transfers of Views on the Data on Data on Military through national small arms and Register/national State Report received on exports imports holdings production light weapons policies 1. Albania 08.07.2014 nil √ 2. Austria 10.06.2014 √ 3. Azerbaijan 04.06.2014 √ √ 4. Belarus 10.06.2014 √ nil 5. Bulgaria 31.05.2014 √ √ √ √ 6. Croatia 30.05.2014 √ __________________ 1 The first 21 reports were issued under the following symbols: A/48/344 and Corr.1-3 and Add.1-3; A/49/352 and Corr.1-2 and Add.1-4; A/50/547 and Corr.1 and Add.1-4; A/51/300 and Add.1-5; A/52/312 and Corr.1-2 and Add.1-4; A/53/334 and Corr.1-2 and Add.1-2; A/54/226 and Corr.1 and Add.1-6; A/55/299 and Corr.1 and Add.1-6; A/56/257 and Corr.1 and Add.1-2; A/57/221 and Corr.1-2 and Add.1-3; A/58/203 and Corr.1-2 and Add.1-2; A/59/193 and Corr.1-2 and Add.1-2; A/60/160 and Corr.1-2 and Add.1-3; A/61/159 and Corr.1-2 and Add.1-3; A/62/170 and Add.1-3; A/63/120 and Add.1-3; A/64/135 and Add.1-3; A/65/133 and Add.1-5; A/66/127 and Corr.1-2; A/67/212 and Corr.1-2 and Add.1-2; and A/68/138 and Add.1. 2 Contact [email protected]. 3 www.un.org/disarmament/convarms/Register. 14-57530 3/120 A/69/124 Background information International Procurement transfers of Views on the Data on Data on Military through national small arms and Register/national State Report received on exports imports holdings production light weapons policies 7. Czech Republic 07.07.2014 √ √ √ √ 8. Denmark 24.04.2014 √ √ 9. El Salvador 16.05.2014 nil nil nil 10. Germany 30.05.2014 √ √ √ √ √ √ 11. Japan 29.05.2014 nil nil √ √ √ 12. Latvia 26.06.2014 √ 13. Lebanon 16.04.2014 nil nil nil nil nil √ 14. Lithuania 28.05.2014 √ √ 15. Mexico 22.05.2014 √ 16. Netherlands 11.06.2014 √ √ √ nil √ 17. Norway 30.05.2014 √ √ √ 18. Poland 16.05.2014 √ √ √ 19. Portugal 13.05.2014 √ √ √ 20. Qatar 13.05.2014 √ 21. Republic of Korea 30.05.2014 √ √ √ 22. Romania 05.06.2014 √ √ √ nil √ 23. Russian Federation 29.05.2014 √ 24. San Marino 19.05.2014 nil nil 25. Serbia 05.06.2014 √ 26. Slovakia 30.05.2014 √ √ √ √ 27. South Africa 14.06.2014 √ √ 28. Sweden 13.06.2014 √ √ √ √ √ 29. Switzerland 22.05.2014 √ nil √ nil √ 30. Turkey 16.06.2014 √ √ √ 31. Ukraine 06.06.2014 √ √ √ 32. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 09.07.2014 √ √ √ √ 33. Uruguay 01.04.2014 nil nil nil 34. Viet Nam 05.06.2014 √ The European Union submitted views on the Register on 29 May 2014. 4/120 14-57530 A/69/124 B. Reports received from Governments on conventional arms transfers Albania Original language: English Calendar year: 2013 Background information provided: yes Date of submission: 8 July 2014 National points of contacts: yes Imports A B C D E Remarks Number State of origin Intermediate Category (I-VII) Exporter State(s) of items (if not exporter) location (if any) Description of item Comments on transfer V. Attack helicopters France 1 France Nil Cougar AS532 AL Not an attack MEDEVAC helicopter helicopter, but a military one for Ministry of Defence needs VI. Warships Montenegro 1 Montenegro Nil Demilitarized warship For demonstration RF-31 purposes 14-57530 5/120 A/69/124 Austria Original language: English Calendar year: 2013 Background information provided: no Date of submission: 10 June 2014 National points of contacts: yes Exports A B C D E Remarks Final importer Number State of origin Intermediate Category (I-VII) State(s) of items (if not exporter) location (if any) Description of item Comments on transfer II. Armoured combat Belgium 112 Armoured tank SK-105 vehicles Czech Republic 15 Germany 5 Hungary 11 Kuwait 30 Slovakia 12 6/120 14-57530 A/69/124 Azerbaijan Original language: English Calendar year: 2013 Background information provided: yes Date of submission: 4 June 2014 National points of contacts: yes Imports A B C D E Remarks Number State of origin Intermediate Comments on Category (I-VII) Exporter State(s) of items (if not exporter) location (if any) Description of item transfer I. Battle tanks Belarus 62 T-72 II. Armoured combat Ukraine 14 BTS-5B vehicles III. Large-calibre artillery Russian 18 systems Federation IV. Combat aircraft (a) Belarus 1 SU-25U V. Attack (a) Russian 8 helicopters Federation VII. Man-portable air- (b) Russian 1 200 defence systems Federation 14-57530 7/120 A/69/124 Belarus Original language: Russian Calendar year: 2013 Background information provided: no Date of submission: 10 June 2014 National points of contacts: yes Exports A B C D E Remarks Final importer Number State of origin Intermediate Comments on Category (I-VII) State(s) of items (if not exporter) location (if any) Description of item transfer IV. Combat aircraft Sudan 4 Russian Su-24M Federation United Kingdom 1 Russian Su-27 Shipped from Federation UBMI Republic of Belarus as SU-30 MK2B V. Attack helicopters Sudan 3 Russian Mi-24V Federation 8/120 14-57530 A/69/124 Bulgaria Original language: English Calendar year: 2013 Background information provided: yes Date of submission: 31 May 2014 National points of contacts: yes Exports A B C D E Remarks Final importer Number State of origin Intermediate Comments on Category (I-VII) State(s) of items (if not exporter) location (if any) Description of item transfer I. Battle tanks Georgia 5 T-72 tank For refurbishment and further use II. Armoured combat Iraq 1 MTLB vehicles III. Large-calibre Democratic 6 152 mm howitzer artillery systems Republic of the Congo Mali 30 122 mm multi-rocket launcher BM-21 Tajikistan 15 122 mm multi-rocket launcher BM-21 IV. Combat aircraft (a) Ethiopia 12 MiG-23 Dismantled, expired lifespan, without armament Latvia 1 MiG-23BN Museum exhibit, without armament Imports A B C D E Remarks Number State of origin Intermediate Comments on Category (I-VII) Exporter State(s) of items (if not exporter) location (if any) Description of item transfer III. Large-calibre Poland 10 122 mm howitzer artillery systems 2C1 14-57530 9/120 A/69/124 Czech Republic Original language: English Calendar year: 2013 Background information provided: yes Date of submission: 7 July 2014 National points of contacts: yes Exports A B C D E Remarks Final importer Number State of origin Intermediate Comments on Category (I-VII) State(s) of items (if not exporter) location (if any) Description of item transfer I. Battle tanks Hungary 1 Slovakia 1 United Kingdom 1 II.