Germany approves arms exports
Issue 979
- 17 Oct 2014
| 1 minute read
Germany’s national security council has approved the export of arms to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Oman and other countries in the region, according to press reports – something of a turnaround, after political resistance to weapons sales to countries seen as repressive. The security council – made up of Chancellor Angela Merkel, and the ministers of foreign affairs, defence and development – holds its meetings in secret, but earlier this year, German press reported it had blocked the sale of tanks to Saudi Arabia.
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