UNSC LIBERIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: ARMS EMBARGO

UNCLAS STATE 096017 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC XY SUBJECT: UNSC LIBERIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: ARMS EMBARGO EXEMPTION REQUEST REF: STATE 89310 ¶1. This is an action request. USUN is requested to send a letter to the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia ("the Liberia Sanctions Committee" - www.un.org/sc/committees/1521/index.shtml) with the information found in para 3 below in connection with United States' request for an exemption to the arms embargo on Liberia established by the Security Council in resolution 1521 (2003). -------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE -------------- ¶2. The strategic objective is for the United States to comply with its international obligation to implement the UN arms embargo on Liberia as described in paragraph 2 of UN Security Council resolution 1521 (2003). In that resolution, the UN Security Council decided that all States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the sale or supply to Liberia, by their nationals or from their territories or using their flag vessels or aircraft, of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment and spare parts for the aforementioned, whether or not originating in their territories. Additionally, the UN Security Council decided that all States shall take the necessary measures to prevent any provision to Liberia by their nationals or from their territories of technical training or assistance related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance or use of the items listed above. To allow for security sector reform, the UN Security Council decided that the arms embargo shall not apply to supplies of arms and related materiel and technical training and assistance intended solely for support of or use in an international training and reform program for the Liberian armed forces and police, as approved in advance by the Liberia Sanctions Committee. -------------- LETTER -------------- ¶3. The United States Government requests approval, consistent with paragraph 2(e) of UN Security Council resolution 1521 (2003) and paragraph 2 of resolution 1683 (2006),in connection with its efforts to support security sector reform in Liberia to provide the Armed Forces of Liberia with 247 PRC-1070 Manpack Radio Communication Sets. END LETTER. CLINTON