PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE
ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
COMMITTEE ON HEMISPHERIC SECURITY
OEA/Ser.G
CP/CSH-902/07 add. 1 rev. 1
31 August 2007
Original: Spanish
APPLICATION OF CONFIDENCE- AND SECURITY-BUILDING MEASURES
[Report presented pursuant to the OAS resolutions on transparency and
confidence- and security-building in the Americas]
(Argentina 2007)
PERMANENT MISSION OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
TO THE
ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
OEA 233
The Permanent Mission of the Argentine Republic to the Organization of American States
has the pleasure of addressing the General Secretariat in order to attach, in addition to note OEA 224
of August 14, the Report of the Argentine Republic on confidence- and security-building measures
implemented in 2006.
The Permanent Mission of the Argentine Republic to the Organization of American States
avails itself of the opportunity to convey to the General Secretariat the assurances of its highest
consideration.
Washington, D.C., August 24, 2007
Attachments
General Secretariat
Organization of American States
Washington, D.C.
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LIST OF CONFIDENCE- AND SECURITY-BUILDING MEASURES
POLITICAL MEASURES
ARGENTINA – CHILE
1.
The bilateral mechanism Argentine-Chilean Permanent Committee on Security
(COMPERSEG), chaired by the vice ministers of defense and foreign affairs, comprising
political, military, and academic bodies, and meeting semiannually, met twice in 2006: the
XVII and XVIII meetings.
2.
The bilateral mechanism “2 + 2,” comprising the ministers of defense and foreign affairs of
the two countries, met in 2006 in Buenos Aires.
3.
Development and implementation of the Common Standardized Methodology for the
Measurement of Defense Expenditures (ECLAC-UN) by the ministries of defense has lent
transparency to the allocation of this sector’s expenditures in both countries.
4.
Cooperation in the cataloguing of defense materiel:

Chile’s Director of Naval Supplies visited Argentina in connection with the NATO
cataloguing system in our sister nation.

Direct and frequent communication is maintained with the Cataloguing Office of
Chile, the aim being to share experience and provide advice on the application of the
NATO codification system in both countries.

Military personnel from the Armed Forces and the Army of Chile – two from each
force – have attended the cataloguing courses given by this Service.
ARGENTINA - BOLIVIA
5.
The third meeting of the Argentine-Bolivian Permanent Committee on Security (CPS) was
held by the vice ministers of defense and foreign affairs of the two countries.
6.
Framework Agreement on Academic, Scientific, Technological, Industrial, and Commercial
Cooperation with the Republic of Bolivia, signed in December 2006 and now in the
implementation phase.
ARGENTINA - PERU
A Memorandum of Understanding for the establishment of the Permanent Committee
for Coordination and Cooperation on Security and Defense Matters – COPERSE – was signed
on September 1, 2006, by the two countries. The agreement covers various areas of cooperation.
-4Argentina presented a proposal on the Framework Agreement on Academic, Scientific,
Technological, Industrial, and Commercial Cooperation, which will be addressed at the next bilateral
meeting.
ARGENTINA - USA
7.
THE ARGENTINA – USA BILATERAL WORKING GROUP FOR DEFENSE is an
annual bilateral mechanism of the ministries of defense. The XII meeting was held in
Washington.
8.
The Department of Logistical Coordination has adopted various lines of cooperation:
o
The office of the Defense Security Assistance Development Center (DSADC)
increased to 10 the number of electronic tokens assigned to our country at no cost.
They give access to information provided by the Security Cooperation Information
Portal (SCIP) on cases under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program. The tokens
that expired in 2006 were replaced correctly and on time.
o
At the request of the Directorate of Naval Materiel, access to the Naval Logistics
Library webpage was authorized. (The requesting Directorate is responsible for the
acquisition and updating of aeronautical technical publications applicable to aircraft
operated by the Argentine Navy and, for that purpose, establishes contact with
various foreign military bodies or commercial enterprises.)
ATTACHMENTS:
- TABLE OF MILITARY MEASURES, 2006 (3 PAGES)
- CHART OF MILITARY EXPENDITURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 (6 PAGES) RELATED TO
MEASURES FOR INFORMATION-SHARING ON MILITARY BUDGETS AND MORE ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION IN THE UN REGISTER OF CONVENTIONAL ARMS AND THE UN
STANDARDIZED REPORTING INSTRUMENT FOR MILITARY EXPENDITURES.
Report to the OAS on confidence- and security-building measures in the area of mine removal
With Chile:
In the context of the Argentine-Chilean Permanent Committee on Security (COMPERSEG) and
according to Annex IV of the meeting of April 2005, a joint working group on mines in the border
zone was formed by representatives of the foreign ministries and ministries of defense of the two
countries.
It was agreed that the ad-hoc group would meet once a year in conjunction with the COMPERSEG
meeting.
As a result of the Group’s agreements, in October 2006 two officials and one sub-official of
Argentina participated, with Chile, in the practical activities regarding the IMSMA system (mine
information management).
With the USA:
As a result of the activities agreed upon in the Argentina-USA Bilateral Working Group for Defense,
the US Southern Command provided in 2006, for training in mine removal, a classroom with all the
necessary equipment for surveying minefields, installed at the Joint Peace Operations Training
Center (CAECOPAZ) at Campo de Mayo.
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