Arms exports Jordan refuses partial arms control from Switzerland
Last year, Jordan partially refused to allow a Swiss delegation to inspect weapons exported from Switzerland. This is revealed in a report by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, which was reported by Swiss radio and television on Tuesday.
19.05.2026, 07:20
SDA
Countries that import Swiss weapons are not allowed to pass them on. Switzerland can check whether the war material is still in the country during so-called post-shipment verifications (PSV) on site. The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) writes in the report that only then can it be seen how seriously the country of destination actually takes the intergovernmental obligation.
Jordan did not comply with the PSV of early February 2025, as Seco writes. This is because certain weapons were not allowed to be inspected. There was also "no trace" of individual weapons, according to the report.
Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) received the report based on the principle of public access and made it available to the Keystone-SDA news agency.
