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MNNA status was first created in 1987, [1] when Congress added section 2350a — otherwise known as the Sam Nunn Amendment — to Title 10 of the United States Code. [2] It stipulated that cooperative research and development agreements could be enacted with non-NATO allies by the secretary of defense with the concurrence of the secretary of state.
Afghanistan is the first country awarded the major non-NATO ally (MNNA) status by Barack Obama's administration. [56] The change, which comes into effect immediately, makes it easier for Kabul to purchase U.S. military equipment and simplifies arms export procedures. [57]
One of the recommendations was to provide MNNA status to Armenia. [22] On 23 November 2022, opposition protestors gathered in Yerevan, led by the anti-Russian National Democratic Pole Alliance. Protestors called for the withdrawal of Armenia from the CSTO and for the country to develop closer relations with the United States and the West. [23]
Armenia must be given major non-NATO ally status of the U.S." [12] [13] Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (right) with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in September 2022 On 3 September 2023, during an interview, Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that it was a strategic mistake for Armenia to solely rely on Russia to ...
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U.S.–Israeli ties strengthened during the second Reagan term. Israel was granted "major non-NATO ally" status in 1989, giving it access to expanded weapons systems and opportunities to bid on U.S. defense contracts. The United States maintained grant aid to Israel at $3 billion annually and implemented a free trade agreement in 1985.
In December 2003, Thailand was designated a major non-NATO ally (MNNA). Thailand has received U.S. military equipment, essential supplies, training, and assistance in the construction and improvement of facilities and installations for much of the period since 1950.