Question to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans - NW21

14 February 2019 - NW21

Mhlongo, Mr P to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

What (a) number of co-operation agreements does the SA National Defence Force have with defence forces of other nations, (b) are the names of the specified nations and (c) are the details of each of the agreements?

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1. Please find herewith the written reply as follows:

a. Question a: What number of cooperation agreements does the SA National Defence Force have with defence forces of other nations?

Answer: Since 1994, the Department of Defence, on behalf of the South African Government has entered into 101 x binding international agreements with 63 x foreign governments, 1 x multilateral organisation (UN) and 1 x trilateral agreement (RSA, Mozambique, Tanzania) in terms of Section 231(3) of the Constitution of the RSA, No 108 of 1996 and which are currently all in force.

b. Questions b and c: What are the names of the specified countries and what are the details of each of the agreements?

Answer: (See below)

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Serial No	Country / Org		Type of Agreement	Date Signed	Duration

1	Algeria	Agreement – Cooperation in the Field of Defence	Def Coop	22 Sep 00	10 yrs – extended for a further period
2	Angola	Protocol – Defence cooperation	Def Coop	17 Feb 05	5 yrs – automatically renewed unless terminated
3	Argentina	Agreement – Exchange of Information on Maritime Traffic	Exchange of Maritime Info	30 Aug 91	Open-ended
4	Argentina	MOU – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	20 Nov 10	Open-ended
5	Argentina	Additional Protocol – Protection of Classified Information exchanged between the Parties within the Framework of Defence Cooperation	Protection of Class Info	20 Nov 10	Open-ended
6	Argentina	Agreement – Peacetime Cooperation between their Respective Navies	Def Coop	Oct 97	Open-ended
7	Australia	Agreement – Reciprocal Protection of Classified Information of Defence Interest	Protection of Class Info	11 May 00	Review after every 5 yrs
8	Belarus	Agreement – Military-Technical Cooperation	Def Coop	29 Sep 06	5 yrs – automatically extended for 5 yrs periods
9	Belgium	Agreement – Military Partnership	Def Coop	28 Feb 06	Open-ended
10	Benin	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	24 Jun 08	Open-ended
11	Botswana	Technical Arrangement – Military Health Services Cooperation	Def Coop	2 Mar 11	Open-ended
12	Brazil	Agreement – Cooperation in Defence Related Matters	Def Coop	4 Jun 03	Open-ended
13	Bulgaria	Agreement – Cooperation in the Fields of Defence and Defence Technology	Def & Tech Coop	Jul 97	5 yrs – automatically remain in force after expiration
14	Burundi	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	11 Aug 11	5 yrs – automatically remains in force after expiration
15	Central African Republic	MOU – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	31 Dec 12	5 yrs – extended for successive 5 yrs period
16	Chile	MOU – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	11 Oct 06	5 yrs – automatically renewed
17	Rep of Congo (Brazzaville)	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	14 Apr 08	6 yrs – renewed automatically unless terminated
18	Cuba	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	10 Jan 12	Open-ended
19	Czech Republic	Arrangement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	9 Nov 99	Open-ended


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Serial No	Country / Org	Name of Agreement	Type of Agreement	Date Signed	Duration
20	DRC	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	18 Jun 04	3 yrs – renewed automatically unless terminated by either party
21	DRC	MOU – Practical Assistance to the Government of the DRC on the Integration of the Armed Forces of the DRC in accordance with the Terms of the Defence Cooperation Agreement signed between them	Project Coop	18 Jun 04	3 yrs – renewed automatically
22	Ecuador	MOU – Defence-Industrial Cooperation	Def Ind Coop	3 Nov 11	Open-ended
23	Egypt	Protocol – Intelligence Cooperation	Int Coop	24 Jan 00	5 yrs – automatically renewed
24	Equatorial Guinea	Agreement – Cooperation on Defence and Security	Def Coop	16 Feb 04	In force unless terminated by either Party
25	Equatorial Guinea	Status of the SANDF Personnel and Associated Equipment present in the Territory of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea	SOFA	26 Jun 14	5 yrs – automatically renewed
26	Ethiopia	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	13 Feb 09	In force for period of 6 yrs – thereafter automatically renewed for 6 more yrs
27	Finland	MOU – Cooperation in the Fields of Defence Research, Development, Production and Procurement of Defence Equipment and Industrial Cooperation	Def Ind Coop	29 Nov 13	10 yrs
28	France	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	28 May 98	Open-ended
29	France	Security Agreement – Exchange of Classified Information in the Field of Defence	Protection of Def Related Info	31 Jul 01	Open-ended
30	Germany	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	4 Oct 96	Open-ended
31	Germany	Agreement – Cooperation in the Fields of Naval Defence Economy and Naval Technology	Def Coop	11 Sep 97	5 yrs – continue for successive periods of 1 yr
32	Germany	MOU – Exchange of Medical Personnel	Exchange of Personnel	13 Oct 96	Open-ended
33	Germany	Agreement – Conditions for the Reciprocal Provision of Support for Information and Working Visits	Bilateral Supp	23 Feb 98	Open-ended
34	Germany	Agreement – Reciprocal Provision of Health Care to Military Personnel in the Military Attaché Service	Bilateral Supp	23 Feb 98	Open-ended

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Serial No	Country / Org	Name of Agreement	Type of Agreement	Date Signed	Duration
35	Germany	Agreement – Cooperation in the Field of Defence Economy and Defence Technology	Def Ind Coop	25 Jun 99	5 yrs – continue for successive period of 1 yr
36	Germany	MOU – Joint Execution of Helicopter Cross Deck Operations within the Scope of Maritime Cooperation	Trg Coop	29 Jan 03	Open-ended
37	Germany	Agreement – Provision of Equipment Aid	Bilateral Supp	5 Apr 02	Open-ended
38	Germany	Specific Arrangement – Training of Members of the RSA Armed Forces at Bundeswehr Facilities as Part of Military Training Assistance	Trg coop	12 Aug 02	Open-ended
39	Gabon	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	2 Nov 06	Automatically renewed after 5 yrs
40	Ghana	Agreement – Defence Training and Technical Cooperation	Def Coop	6 Oct 00	5 yrs – automatically renewed for further periods of 5 yrs
41	Guinea-Bissau	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	8 Aug 07	Open-ended
42	India	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	27 Sep 00	3 yrs – automatically renewed
43	India	Agreement – Supplies of Defence Equipment	Def Inc Coop	11 Dec 03	Open-ended
44	India	MOU – Training of SAN Personnel by the Indian navy	Trg Coop	8 Jun 06	Open-ended
45	Indonesia	MOU – Cooperative Activities in the Field of Defence	Def Coop	17 Mar 08	5 yrs – automatically renewed for another term
46	Iran	MOU – Cooperation in the Field of Defence	Def Coop	13 Dec 16	5 yrs – automatically renewed for another term
47	Italy	Agreement – Cooperation in the Field of Defence and Defence Equipment	Def & Def Equip Coop	12 Feb 18
48	Kuwait	MOU – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	15 Jul 02	5 yrs – automatically extended for successive terms of 2 yrs
49	Malawi	MOU – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	25 Feb 08	5 yrs – renewed automatically unless terminated
50	Malaysia	MOU – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	12 Nov 96	Open-ended
51	Malaysia	Agreement – Governing the Exchange and Protection of Classified Information in the Field of Defence	Protection of Class Info	26 Jun 97	Open-ended
52	Mali	Agreement – Defence and Technical Cooperation	Def & Def Ind Coop	3 May 05	Automatically renewed after 5 yrs for another 5 yrs


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Serial No	Country / Org	Name of Agreement	Type of Agreement	Date Signed	Duration
53	Mozambique	MOU – Conduct of Combined Maritime Patrols within the Territory of the Republic of Mozambique	Bilateral Supp	1 Jun 11	1 yr – automatically renewed unless terminated
54	Mozambique	Agreement – Establishment of a Joint Permanent Commission on Defence and Security	Establishment of bilateral structure	20 Nov 07	Open-ended
55	Namibia	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	10 Jun 97	Open-ended
56	Netherlands	Agreement – Status of Military and Civilian Personnel of their Department / Ministry of Defence Present in Each Other's Territory for Activities related to Military Cooperation	SOFA	8 Jun 07	Open-ended
57	Niger	MOU – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	25 Oct 17	Open-ended
58	Nigeria	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	7 May 13	Open-ended
59	Oman	MOU – Military Cooperation	Def Coop	13 Mar 12	5 yrs – automatically extended for a period of 5 yrs
60	Pakistan	MOU – Defence and Defence-Industrial Cooperation	Def & Def Ind Coop	27 Mar 17	5 yrs – automatically renewed for another term
61	Pakistan	Agreement – Peacetime Cooperation between their Respective Navies	Def Coop	26 Jan 98	Subject to biennial (2 yrs) revision
62	Peoples Republic of China (PRC)	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	11 Dec 01	10 yrs – extended automatically for successive terms of 2 yrs
63	Poland	Agreement – Industrial, Technological and Commercial Cooperation within the Scope of the Military Industries	Def Ind Coop	19 Sep 99	5 yrs – automatically be extended for indefinite period
64	Qatar	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	19 May 16	5 yrs – may be extended for further period of 5 yrs
65	Romania	MOU – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	7 May 03	5 yrs – automatically extended for periods of 1 yr at a time
66	Russian Federation	Agreement – Protection of Classified Defence and Defence-Industrial Related Information	Protection of Class Def & Def Ind Info	18 Mar 05	Open-ended
67	Russian Federation	Agreement – Defence Intelligence Cooperation (No Classified Information)	Def Int Coop	27 Jun 00	Open-ended
68	Russian Federation	Agreement – Military-Technical Cooperation	Mil Tech Coop	26 Nov 95	Open-ended
69	Russian Federation	Agreement – Cooperation between the two Ministries of Defence	Def Coop	14 Jul 95	5 yrs – automatically extended for a new period of 5 yrs


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Serial No	Country / Org	Name of Agreement	Type of Agreement	Date Signed	Duration
70	Russian Federation	Agreement – Reciprocal Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Used and Established in the Course of Bilateral Defence-Industrial Cooperation	Protection of Intellectual Property Rights	15 May 13	Open-ended
71	Senegal	MOU – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	20 Apr 08	Open-ended
72	Singapore	Agreement – Military Cooperation	Def Coop	10 Nov 97	Open-ended
73	Singapore	Agreement – Status of Singapore Forces Deployed in the RSA	SOFA	23 Oct 98	Open-ended
74	Slovak Republic	Protocol on Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	Jul 97	Open-ended
75	South Sudan	MOU – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	30 Jan 18	Open-ended
76	Spain	MOU – Field of Defence Material	Def Ind Coop	22 Oct 97	10 yrs – automatically extended for similar periods
77	Spain	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	19 Apr 07	Open-ended
78	Sweden	MOU – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	2 Jun 00	Open-ended
79	Sweden	General Security Agreement – Exchange of Classified Information	GSA	2 Jun 00	Shall be reviewed jointly by Parties within 10 yrs after effective date
80	Tanzania	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	12 Jun 99	Open-ended
81	Tunisia	MOU – Military Cooperation	Def Coop	6 May 05
82	Uganda	MOU – Cooperation in Defence	Def Coop	9 Nov 12	Open-ended
83	UK	Arrangement – Mapping and Survey Cooperation and the Exchange of Geographic Materials	Exchange of Def Related Info	2 Aug 12	Open-ended
84	UK	General Security Arrangement – Protection of Classified Information Exchanged for the Purpose of Defence Cooperation, Production, Research and Procurement between the two Countries	GSA	2016	5 yrs
85	UK	MOU – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	8 Nov 07	Open-ended
86	UK	Bilateral Arrangement- Hydrographic Offices	Project Coop	18 Nov 96	Open-ended
87	UK	Supplementary Arrangement – Provision of Support during Exercises, Training and Operations	Bilateral Supp	2 Aug 04	Open-ended
88	UK	Administrative Arrangement – Exchange of Air force Officers	Trg Coop	18 Mar 97	Open-ended
89	Ukraine	Agreement – Military-Technical Cooperation	Mil-Tech Coop	19 Jul 95	Open-ended
90	UN	MOU – Contributing Resources to the UN Mission in the DRC (MONUC) (now MONUSCO)	SOFA	24 Sep 01	Valid for duration of MONUSCO


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Serial No	Country / Org	Name of Agreement	Type of Agreement	Date Signed	Duration
91	UN	MOU – SAAF Aviation Unit to MONUSCO	SOFA	29 Mar 12	Valid from 2006 for duration of MONUSCO
92	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	14 Nov 11	Open-ended
93	USA	Exchange of Notes – Provision of Excess Defence Articles	Def Coop	23 Oct 95	Open-ended
94	USA	Agreement – Security Measures for the Protection of Classified Military Information (GESOMIA)	Protection of Class Def Related Info	20 Nov 98	5 yrs – automatically extended annually
95	USA	Exchange of Notes – Administrative and Technical Status of Visiting Forces	SOFA	10 Jun 99	Open-ended
96	USA	Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA)	Def Ind Coop	8 May 01	10 yrs – automatically extended annually
97	USA	Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement- Geospatial-Intelligence	Exchange of Class Def Related Info	Mar 13
98	USA	Agreement – Defence Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation Project (RDT&E)	Def Ind Coop	14 Apr 16	Open-ended
99	Vietnam	MOU – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	9 May 06	Open-ended
100	Zambia	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	2012	5 yrs – may be renewed for further period of 5 yrs
101	Zimbabwe	MOU – Defence Training, Technical Cooperation and Technological Transfer	Def Coop	3 Dec 10	Open-ended
102	Zimbabwe	Agreement – Defence Cooperation	Def Coop	21 Feb 96	Open-ended

	TRILATERIAL
103	RSA – Mozambique – Tanzania	MOU – Maritime Security Cooperation	Trilateral Coop	13 Dec 11	1 yr – automatically renewed

* Note: "MOU" means Memorandum of Understanding

"SOFA" means Status of Forces Agreement

"GSA" means General Security Agreement / Arrangement

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14 February 2019 - NW21

Mhlongo, Mr P to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

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