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Mexico Admitted to Wassenaar Arrangement01/24/2012
In a press release published January 23, 2012 the Mexico Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Economy announced that the 40 member countries of the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (WA) have voted to admit Mexico as a full member.
The WA was established in 1995 "to contribute to regional and international security and stability, by promoting transparency and greater responsibility in transfers of conventional arms and dual-use goods and technologies, thus preventing destabilising accumulations. Participating States seek, through their national policies, to ensure that transfers of these items do not contribute to the development or enhancement of military capabilities which undermine these goals, and are not diverted to support such capabilities."
According to the press release, Mexico's admittance to the WA will help the country "to become a safer and more competitive country by establishing better export controls and giving it access to cutting-edge technology that so far has only had a limited presence in the country."
With Mexico's accession the WA now has 41 member countries including the United States, Argentina, Japan and all 27 European Union countries.
The full text of the press release is available online at:
http://www.sre.gob.mx/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1378:mexico-is-admitted-to-the-wassenaar-arrangement-as-a-full-member&catid=27:archives&Itemid=322
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