NTE 2025/17: update to the UK arms embargo on Armenia and Azerbaijan
Published 3 July 2025
© Crown copyright 2025
This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gov.uk.
Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned.
This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/notice-to-exporters-202517-update-to-the-uk-arms-embargo-on-armenia-and-azerbaijan/nte-202517-update-to-the-uk-arms-embargo-on-armenia-and-azerbaijan
Introduction
The UK government issued a statement on 1 July 2025 that it has refined its 2 July 2014 interpretation of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) arms embargo by:
- changing from ‘all’ the UK Military List to ‘Weapons, ammunition and munitions’
- removing ‘where this equipment could be used in the Nagorno-Karabakh region’ from the conditions
The UK’s embargo now applies to weapons, ammunition and munitions that might be used on the land border between Armenia and Azerbaijan by military, police, security forces and related government entities of either state.
More details can be found on the UK arms embargo on Armenia and Azerbaijan guidance page.