NEW DELHI: The sanctions target five entities and one individual under missile sanction laws for proliferating ballistic missiles and controlled missile equipment and technology.
“The Department of State is taking action against five entities and one individual that have been involved in the proliferation of ballistic missiles and controlled missile equipment and technology.Specifically, the Department of State is designating the Beijing Research Institute of Automation for Machine Building Industry (RIAMB) pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery,” state department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.
This is not the first time the US has taken action against entities involved in supplying Pakistan’s ballistic missile program. Previously, four entities, including Belarus-based Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant and three Chinese entities, were designated for their involvement in supplying missile-applicable items to Pakistan’s long-range ballistic missile program.
In April, Patel warned that anyone considering business deals with Iran should be aware of the potential risk of sanctions, while emphasizing that the government of Pakistan can speak to their own foreign policy pursuits.
The US believes that the Chinese firm RIAMB was collaborating with Pakistan’s National Development Complex (NDC) to develop and produce long-range ballistic missiles. Additionally, sanctions have been imposed on three PRC-based entities, one PRC individual, and a Pakistani entity under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) for their involvement in ballistic missile proliferation activities.
“These sanctions are being imposed because these entities and individual knowingly transferred equipment and technology controlled under the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Annex, in support of MTCR Category I missile programs, to a non-MTCR country,” Miller added.
When asked about the reason behind these sanctions, Vedant Patel, the US state department’s principal deputy spokesperson, said, “The sanctions were made because these were entities that were proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and the means of their delivery.”
“The Department of State is taking action against five entities and one individual that have been involved in the proliferation of ballistic missiles and controlled missile equipment and technology.Specifically, the Department of State is designating the Beijing Research Institute of Automation for Machine Building Industry (RIAMB) pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery,” state department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.
This is not the first time the US has taken action against entities involved in supplying Pakistan’s ballistic missile program. Previously, four entities, including Belarus-based Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant and three Chinese entities, were designated for their involvement in supplying missile-applicable items to Pakistan’s long-range ballistic missile program.
In April, Patel warned that anyone considering business deals with Iran should be aware of the potential risk of sanctions, while emphasizing that the government of Pakistan can speak to their own foreign policy pursuits.
The US believes that the Chinese firm RIAMB was collaborating with Pakistan’s National Development Complex (NDC) to develop and produce long-range ballistic missiles. Additionally, sanctions have been imposed on three PRC-based entities, one PRC individual, and a Pakistani entity under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) for their involvement in ballistic missile proliferation activities.
“These sanctions are being imposed because these entities and individual knowingly transferred equipment and technology controlled under the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Annex, in support of MTCR Category I missile programs, to a non-MTCR country,” Miller added.
When asked about the reason behind these sanctions, Vedant Patel, the US state department’s principal deputy spokesperson, said, “The sanctions were made because these were entities that were proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and the means of their delivery.”
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