【3月5日】看軍聞學英語

■林國賓

原文：

Switzerland has relaxed restrictions on the export and re-export of weapons to 25 countries, while Ukraine was not included in the list. The decision was approved by both chambers of the Swiss parliament, according to Swissinfo.

Most of the countries affected are in Europe. Under the new rules, export permits for Swiss-made weapons to these states will be granted automatically, even if they are involved in an armed conflict.

However, the Swiss government retains the right to block individual export deals if it deems them contrary to national interests.

Europeans are increasingly placing fewer orders with Swiss arms manufacturers, and European states in general are becoming more cautious about purchasing weapons that are subject to strict export and re-export restrictions.

Of the 25 countries, 19 are European states. The others are Argentina, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States.

Some Swiss parliamentarians had advocated allowing the re-export of weapons to Ukraine as a form of support for a country that has suffered unprovoked aggression by Russia.

中譯：

瑞士已放寬對25個國家武器出口與再出口的限制，但名單中並未包含烏克蘭。根據瑞士公廣集團旗下媒體《瑞士資訊》報導，這項決定已獲瑞士國會兩院通過。

受影響的國家多數位於歐洲。依照新規定，瑞士製造的武器出口至這些國家的許可將自動核發，即便相關國家正捲入武裝衝突亦然。

不過，瑞士政府若認定相關交易違反國家利益，則仍保留否決個別出口交易的權力。

歐洲國家正逐漸減少向瑞士軍火製造商下訂單，整體而言，歐洲各國也愈來愈謹慎採購受嚴格出口與再出口限制約束的武器裝備。

在這25個國家中，有19個是歐洲國家，其餘國家則包括阿根廷、澳洲、加拿大、日本、紐西蘭與美國。

部分瑞士國會議員曾主張，應允許將瑞士武器再出口至烏克蘭，以作為對這個遭俄羅斯無端侵略國家的一種支持方式。

- 關鍵軍語 -

※re-export：再出口

※national interests：國家利益