ASEAN REGIONAL FORUMASEAN REGIONAL FORUM

„„Workshop on Confidence-Building Workshop on Confidence-Building Measures and Preventive Diplomacy in Measures and Preventive Diplomacy in

Asia and Europe“Asia and Europe“

Berlin 12 – 14 March 2008Berlin 12 – 14 March 2008

Specific experiences of an OSCE participating Specific experiences of an OSCE participating country with implementation and evaluation country with implementation and evaluation

measures of the Vienna Document 1999measures of the Vienna Document 1999

Bundeswehr Bundeswehr

Verification CenterVerification Center

Colonel (GS) Ekkehard HetzkeHead of Division

Division 3Confidence BuildingVienna Document 99

3

VVerificationerification

VVertrauenertrauen(Confidence)(Confidence)

VVölkerverständigungölkerverständigung(International Understanding)(International Understanding)

BwVC Organizational Structure

DirectorDirector

Dep Dir Dep Dir and COSand COS

Division 1Central ArmsControl Tasks

Division 1Central ArmsControl Tasks

Fed Off of LangSMD 10

Fed Off of LangSMD 10 MilIntLnOffMilIntLnOff

Required to cooperate:

Section 1

Planning/Evaluation(VD, CSBM in general)

Section 1

Planning/Evaluation(VD, CSBM in general)

S2/S3

S6

Staff, BwVCStaff, BwVC

S4

S1

Division 2Regional Con-

ventional Arms Control

Division 2Regional Con-

ventional Arms ControlDivision 3

Confidence Building

Division 3Confidence Building

Division 4Cooperative

Aerial Observation

Division 4Cooperative

Aerial Observation

Division 5Global Arms and

Proliferation Control

Division 5Global Arms and

Proliferation Control

Air Transport Office

Acc Sect

Section 2

Mission Conduct(VD, CSBM in general)

Section 2

Mission Conduct(VD, CSBM in general)

CSBM Genealogical TreeCSBM Genealogical Tree( Europe )( Europe )

Establishmentof BwVC (1991)

19251925Geneva Protocol

CBM(35 states)

1984 861984 86CDE

19891989 CSBMTalks

19731973MBFR

19731973 CSCECSCE

Stockholm Document

(1986)

19751975 Helsinki Final Act

1977/781977/78 Belgrade

1980/831980/83 Madrid

1986/891986/89 Vienna

19901990 Paris

VD(92/94/99)

1991Vienna

01/199501/1995

VDVD +Cde of Cd.+Cde of Cd.

19921992 Helsinki

19941994 Budapest

19951995 OSCE

19961996 Lisbon

19991999 Istanbul

ALBANIA ANDORRA ARMENIA AUSTRIA AZERBAIJAN BELARUS BELGIUMBOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BULGARIA CANADA CROATIA CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLICDENMARK ESTONIA FINLAND FRANCE GEORGIA GERMANY GREECE THE HOLY SEE HUNGARY ICELAND IRELAND ITALY KAZAKHSTANKYRGYZSTAN LATVIA LIECHTENSTEIN LITHUENIA LUXEMBOURG MACEDONIA MALTAMOLDOVA MONACO MONTENEGRO THE NETHERLANDS NORWAY POLAND PORTUGALROMANIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION SAN MARINO SERBIASLOVAK REPUBLIC SLOVENIA SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLANDTAJIKISTAN TURKEY TURKMENISTAN UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UZBEKISTAN

56 states

Vienna Document 1999

6 OSCE LanguagesGerman, English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish

Vienna DocumentVienna Document

- Zone of Application -- Zone of Application -

Annual Exchangeof Military Information

Notification/Observation of Military Activities

Evaluation InspectionContacts

Security+

Confidence

I. Annual Exchange of Military InformationData Relating to Major Weapon and Equipment Systems

battle tanks

armored combat vehicles

APC and AIFV look-alikes

ATGM launchers (permanently mounted)

artillery pieces, mortars and MLRS (100 mm and above)

AVLB

combat aircraft

helicopters

II. Defense Planning

force planninginformation on previous expendituresinformation on previous expendituresinformation on budgetsclarification, review and dialogclarification, review and dialogpossible additional informationpossible additional informationdefense policy and doctrinedefense policy and doctrine

InspectionsInspections(specified areas)(specified areas)

Vienna Document

EvaluationsEvaluations(Units/Formations)(Units/Formations)

ContactsContactsContactsContacts

IV. ContactsIV. Contacts

Visits to air basesVisits to air bases Program of military Program of military

contacts and contacts and cooperationcooperation

Demonstration of Demonstration of new types of major new types of major weapon and weapon and equipment systemsequipment systems

Visit to a Military Facility in Belarus

Visit to an Air Base in the Czech Republic

L – 159 light combat aircraft

V. Notification of Military Activities

NotificationNotification =>9000 troops, or =>9000 troops, or=> 250 BT, or=> 250 BT, or=> 500 ACV, or=> 500 ACV, or=> 250 artillery pieces=> 250 artillery piecesif organized into a divisional structure or if organized into a divisional structure or at least two brigades/regiments at least two brigades/regiments

VI. Observation of Military Activities

ObservationObservation=>13000 troops, or=>13000 troops, or=> 300 BT, or=> 300 BT, or=> 500 ACV, or=> 500 ACV, or=> 250 artillery => 250 artillery piecespieces

“STRONG RESOLVE” in Poland

Air Defense Exercise “ILMA”

Finland

Highway section used as a makeshift airfield

F-18 Hornet taking off

Vienna Document

ContactsContactsContactsContacts

InspectionsInspections(specified areas)(specified areas)

EvaluationsEvaluations(Units/Formations)(Units/Formations)

Inspection

3x per year

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IX. Compliance and Verification

POE

The team may divide into two subteams

36 hrs to 5 days prior to arrival Request

after 24 hrs Replyafter 36 hrs Arrival

IX. Compliance and Verification

Inspection

Objective verify whether notifiable activities are taking place

Duration up to 48 hours within the specified area

Inspection team up to 4 inspectors and auxiliary personnel

Requirementsbriefing at agreed times

inspection on the ground and from the air

accommodation, meals, medical care

Units within a Specified Area in TJK

AFGHANISTAN

UZB

TAVILDARA

GARM

AYVADZH

DUSHANBE

KURGAN-TYUBE

1

2

3

4

56

7

7 Airborne Bde

191 Mot Rifle Regt

201 Mot Rifle Div

3 indep Mot Rifle Bde

92 Mot Rifle Regt

34 Mot Rifle Bn

Briefing in Kyrgyzstan

Overflight, Kyrgyzstan

Overflight, Kyrgyzstan

Barracks of Mtn Inf Bde at the border to Afghanistan

Tajikistan,

Kazakhstan, March 2005

InspectionsInspections(specified areas)(specified areas)

Vienna Document

EvaluationsEvaluations(Units/Formations)(Units/Formations)

ContactsContactsContactsContacts

IX. Compliance and Verification

Evaluation

Objective verify the information in the exchange of information

Duration up to 12 hours on a working day

Evaluation team up to 3 inspectors

Requirementsbriefing by the commander or his deputy on personnel,

major weapon and equipment systems (nominal-actual)

inspection of personnel, major weapon systems and

equipment items

no access to sensitive points

accommodation, meals, medical care

Counting of Equipment

XI. Annual ImplementationAssessment Meeting

Clarification of implementation issues

Discussion of the operation of measures

Implications for the CSBM process of the OSCE

VD 99 Activities of the BwVCVD 99 Activities of the BwVC

Black Sea

Caspian S

eaVD 457 101

activ passive

88

8

13

1117

2346

4 156

86 15

1015 2310

12137168

99

86

10

15

7

9

15

12 9

13

3

7

Stand:

02/08

2

8

2

TJK 8TKM 9

UZB 6 KGZ 8

1

1

121

1

VD 99 Activities in 2007VD 99 Activities in 2007

InspectionsInspections 8484

Inspections, bilateralInspections, bilateral 1212

EvaluationsEvaluations 3636

Evaluations, bilateralEvaluations, bilateral 2424

Evaluations DAYTON VEvaluations DAYTON V 44

ContactsContacts 44

Voluntary Notification of military ActivitiesVoluntary Notification of military Activities 1818

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