In February 1992 the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) requested that all participating states should introduce an embargo on ‘all deliveries of weapons and munitions to forces engaged in combat in the Nagorno-Karabakh area’. This embargo is still in effect.
Sanction Name
Export Control Order 2008
First Imposed
Last updated
Targets
Trade Embargo
The embargo covers the export, supply or delivery of all goods and items on the UK military list where this equipment could be used:
• in the Nagorno-Karabakh region
• on the land border between Azerbaijan and Armenia
Exemptions
1. Supplies of military list equipment to other end-users – such as humanitarian, peacekeeping, research or media organisations – will not be considered subject to the embargo, unless there is a clear risk of diversion to the armed forces, police, or security forces of either Armenia or Azerbaijan.
