War material exports Parties divided over the re-export of Swiss war material

According to a Commission draft, recipient states of Swiss war material should be allowed to transfer it to third countries such as Ukraine after a period of five years. The parties are divided at the end of the consultation process.

According to the draft of the National Council's Security Policy Committee (Sik-N), a third country may not be involved in an armed conflict unless it exercises its right to self-defense under international law.

The Sik-N bill also specifies the conditions under which non-re-export declarations that have already been issued can be subsequently revoked. This is with a view to a transfer by the recipient state to Ukraine.

The Center Party, the FDP and the GLP see the bill as an unproblematic compromise in terms of neutrality. The SVP rejects the bill - and calls for a general liberalization of the article. The Greens also reject the bill. The SP welcomes the thrust of the bill, but would still like to see some restrictions.

SDA