Law violations regarding the illegal transfer of arms, equipment and military property by Russian Federation to Armenia

Officials, who have been implementing the illegal supplies of arms and equipment to Armenia, violated the law of the Russian Federation:

• in accordance with the law of RF "On defence" the Government of RF sets the procedure for transfer, realisation and liquidation of arms, equipment and military property;

• article 2 of the Provision "On military-technical cooperation of Russian Federation with foreign countries";

• article 65 of the Guidelines "For arms, equipment, military property and other material wealth filing in the USSR Armed Forces" (annex to the USSR MoD Order No.260-1979);

• Direction of RF President No.623-RPC of September 9, 1993, to prohibit all arms, equipment and engineering supplies to Armenia and Azerbaijan until special order and the peaceful settlement of the conflict in NK;

• Russian legislation envisages a criminal responsibility:

  • for the illegal transfer of weapons and ammunition - Article 222 of RF Criminal Code;

  • for the planning, preparation or promotion of the aggressive war- Article 353 of RF Criminal Code.

Violated following international-legal documents:

UN

UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION No. 853 (paragraph 10) of July 29, 1993

Calls states to refrain from deliveries of weapon and military property, which could bring to escalation of conflict or continuing an occupation of territories.

UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION No. 884 (paragraph 6) of November 12, 1993

Strongly calls all states in the region to refrain from any hostile acts and from any interference, which could spread conflict and undermine peace and security in the region.

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS 51/45 F

(Measures on the prevention of illegal deliveries and illegal using of usual weapon) and 51/47 B (Report of Commission on the Disarmament).

CIS

A DECLARATION on non-using force or threat by force in relations between CIS states-participants. (Meeting of Council of CIS Head of States, March 20, 1992, Kiev). In the paragraph 2 of Declaration is noted that states-participants declare that they "...do not deliver weapons to the zones of conflicts".

AGREEMENT ON COLLECTIVE SECURITY (May 15, 1992)

Article 1 "...States-participants will not ... take part... in actions directed against other state-participant..."

MEMORANDUM ON THE PEACEKEEPING AND STABILITY in the CIS. (February 10, 1995)

Violations of paragraph 1, 3, 5, 8, 9.

TASHKENT AGREEMENT ON PRINCIPLES AND ORDER OF PERFORMING CFE TREATY (May, 15 1992)

Violated Article 4, paragraph 1.

Violated the following military-political agreements in the field of arms control:

TREATY ON CONVENTIONAL ARMED FORCES IN EUROPE

• Violated provisions of Treaty- Article VIII, paragraph 8; Article XIII;

• Protocol on notification and information exchange, Section VIII, pargraph .1, sub-para (B);

• Protocol on notification and information exchange, Section IX, paragraph 1, sub-paras (A) and (B);

• Protocol on notification and information exchange, Section X, paragraph 1, sub-paras (A) and (B);

• Also this information is not reflected in annual military information exchange, presented according to provisions of Protocol on notification and information exchange, Section VII, paragraph 1, sub-para (C);

1994 VIENNA DOCUMENT OF NEGOTIATIONS ON CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY STRENGTHENING MEASURES

Inauthentic information is presented within the framework of the annual military information exchange (Chapter I, paras 9, 10, 13-15)

GLOBAL MILITARY INFORMATION EXCHANGE

Presented inauthentic information (paras 3, 4, 6).

UN REGISTER ON CONVENTIONAL ARMS AND EQUIPMENT (In accordance with the UN General Assembly resolution 46/36 L)

Presented inauthentic information.

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