Written question asked by Catherine West (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 January 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 January 2023 (named day). It was answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 February 2023 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Myanmar: Arms Trade

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many companies from (a) Russia, (b) India and (c) China that supply arms and equipment to the Myanmar military have been sanctioned by the UK.

Answer: The UK Is committed to targeting sanctions against individual and entities responsible for financing, arming and equipping the military. The UK sanctioned three Russian companies, under The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021, in May 2022. Ural Avia LLC, SINS AVIA Trading House LLC and JSC Gorizont are all subject to an asset freeze for supplying parts for aircrafts used by the Myanmar Armed Forces. We have also sanctioned eight Myanmar companies responsible for procuring arms and spare parts from a range of countries; Htoo Group of Companies, Miya Win International Co Ltd, Sky Aviator Co Ltd, Dynasty International Co Ltd, Star Sapphire Group of Companies, Myanmar Chemical and Machinery Co Ltd, Myanmar New Era Trading Co Ltd and Synpex Shwe Co Ltd. We have sanctioned the Directorate for Defence Procurement which purchase arms for the military from both Russia and China. We are considering a range of further targets.

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