'Dozens of licences for the export of arms to Bahrain have been revoked after a Foreign Office review amid fears over the suppression of protests there.
Some 24 individual licences and 20 open licences for Bahrain were revoked and eight individual licences for Libya
The minister, who said a review of export licences to the wider region, including Yemen, is ongoing, added: "This government takes extremely seriously its export control responsibilities.
"The longstanding British position is clear: We will not issue licences where we judge there is a clear risk that the proposed export might provoke or prolong regional or internal conflicts, or which might be used to facilitate internal repression." '
'Dozens of licences for the export of arms to Bahrain have been revoked after a Foreign Office review amid fears over the suppression of protests there.
Some 24 individual licences and 20 open licences for Bahrain were revoked and eight individual licences for Libya
The minister, who said a review of export licences to the wider region, including Yemen, is ongoing, added: "This government takes extremely seriously its export control responsibilities.
"The longstanding British position is clear: We will not issue licences where we judge there is a clear risk that the proposed export might provoke or prolong regional or internal conflicts, or which might be used to facilitate internal repression." '
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