HL Deb 03 February 1997 vol 577 c128WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the status under the terms of the Conventional Forces in Europe Agreement of the weapons now being provided to the Bosnian Federation by the United States under its Equip-and-Train programme and of the weapons the Muslim armed forces received with the knowledge of the United States from Iran and Turkey during the period of the embargo

Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

The Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty does not cover arms control issues in the former Yugoslavia and the parties of the former Yugoslavia are not signatories to the CFE Treaty. Such issues are covered by Annex 1B of the Dayton Peace Agreement, Article IV of which provides for a sub-regional arms control agreement similar to the CFE Treaty. All weapons presently held in Bosnia by the former warring factions are subject to these provisions.