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| Carl Gustaf (Wiki Info - Image: Wiki Commons) |
YANGON, Myanmar — India is investigating how Swedish-made weapons bought by its army turned up in Myanmar, a minister visiting Yangon said Dec. 15, denying New Delhi had supplied arms in contravention of EU sanctions.
Sweden asked India on Dec. 13 to clarify how the weapons wound up in Myanmar after it was revealed the Indian Army had purchased them, Trade Minister Ewa Bjorling told the Swedish parliament.
Bjorling said the Swedish Agency for Non-Proliferation and Export Controls had informed her that the weapons had come from India.
Pictures taken in Myanmar and published in Swedish media this week showed a Carl Gustaf M3 anti-tank rifle and ammunition left behind by Myanmar government soldiers.
The weapon’s serial number is clearly visible in one of the photographs.
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