Saudi Arabia: Berlin backs down and restarts arms sales
Issue 1067
- 19 Oct 2018
| 1 minute read
Germany has patched up relations with Saudi Arabia, by restarting arms sales and issuing an apology for “misunderstandings” over the past year. Berlin imposed a ban on weapons deals involving participants in the Yemen war, including Saudi Arabia, during talks to form a new coalition government in early 2017. That commitment appears to have since been quietly dropped.
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