Question 13792 — foreign policy

Summary

Mrs. Clémentine Autain questions the Minister of the Armed Forces about the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia. The Minister responded on Wednesday October 23, 2018 to Bastien Lachaud's question by explaining that "any sale of weapons is prohibited, unless expressly authorized [...], this express authorization is the result of an extremely rigorous examination [...] which precisely assesses all the risks". The MP therefore wishes to question him on the criteria retained by this examination which authorizes France to sell large quantities of weapons to Saudi Arabia. The ongoing conflict in Yemen today serves as a tragic reminder of the impact that certain acts can have: the specificity of this trade justifies at least an effort at transparency associated with strong parliamentary control. The MP was able to question the Government on this subject on several occasions as well as, more recently, the director of the Research and Information Group on Peace and Security (GRIP). The latter spoke, when speaking of the sale of French arms to Saudi Arabia, of “clear risks in terms of human rights and stability in the region”. While the Minister justifies these sales by holding a “rigorous” examination, she would therefore like to know the terms in order to understand the reasons why France continues to supplying bombs, torpedoes and missiles to a regime as bellicose and authoritarian as that of Riyadh.

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