The Federal government has given the green light for more arms supplies in the Gulf States and other Middle East countries, including Saudi Arabia. In the coalition agreement which had been actually excluded.
Receives more weapons from Germany: Mohammed bin Salman, the crown Prince and defence Minister of Saudi Arabia
In addition to weapons exports to Saudi Arabia, the Federal government approved the security Council also exports to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt. According to a Letter from the German Economics Minister, Peter Altmaier, head of the economic Committee of the Bundestag, the editors of network Germany. Altmaier, refers to “final approval decisions of the German Federal security Council and of the Preparatory Committee”.
The Letter also claims that Saudi Arabia will receive four artillery-locating systems. The vehicle-mounted radar devices are able to pinpoint the exact origin of the enemy fire and thus enable precise counter-punches. The Federal security Council, in addition to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, several Ministers are members, also approved the delivery of 48 warheads, and 91 target search heads for ship-based air defense systems to the United Arab Emirates.
The Opposition have criticised the export permits: “irresponsible”
In Qatar, 170 warheads are to be delivered, and engines for air-to-air missiles to Jordan 385 portable anti-tank weapons of Dynamit Nobel. For Egypt, the seven air defence have released systems of the manufacturer Diehl. Prices for these deliveries are going to Write in Altmaiers not called.
Left-Deputy group chief Sevim Dagdelen criticized the export authorisation for weapons deliveries to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as “irresponsible”. The Federal government is doing “to the crimes, complicit.” It was high time, all exports of arms to the Yemen war, States involved in the stop.
In the coalition agreement, the CDU and the SPD have actually excluded supply of weapons to countries involved, such as Saudi Arabia in the Yemen war. Except for already approved exports, which remain demonstrably in the recipient country. Saudi Arabia is known internationally for violations of civil and human rights and the involvement in the Yemen war again and again in the criticism. The Sunni Royal house in Riyadh is at the same time, however, a close ally of the West in the Anti-Terror fight.
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