CISTEC - The 23rd Asian Export Control Seminar 2016
As part of the Asian Export Control Seminar project, on the 23d Asian Export Control Seminar participants exchanged their opinions on matters such as export controls and economic development, efforts for export controls made in each country, and current topics related to strategic trade control. The event was organised in cooperation with Australia, the European Union, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
The Asian Export Control Seminar was launched in 1993 for officials in charge of export control in Asia and was aimed at stepping up Asian and international efforts on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). The seminars are focused on raising common awareness of the importance of non-proliferation and export controls across Asia and consolidating export control capabilities in the region. Since then, the Asian Export Control Seminar has been an annual event organized by the Center for Information on Security Trade Control (CISTEC), a Japanese non-profit, non-governmental organization, bringing together international experts to discuss current issues in export control especially relevant to Asian states and the region more generally.