The Federal government wants to make a German contingent for the UN observation mission UNMHA in the civil war, the country of Yemen ready. A corresponding decision is for the 10. April, prepared, as on Monday from the direction of the Federal government for leading defense and foreign policy of the Bundestag, the German press Agency was present. The quota is to include a maximum of ten soldiers and police officers, and unarmed.
The UN security Council had in January the green light for the time being on the six-month observation mission UNMHA to monitor a ceasefire in the strategically important port city of Hudaida. At the time, the adopted Resolution provides for the posting of 75 unarmed observers to the Region.
“With the agreement on the ceasefire is linked to the hope for a relaxation of the dramatic humanitarian situation”, – stated in the information for the Chairpersons of the political groups. It is now up to support the first steps of an exit from the military conflict.
a sharp dispute with the European defence partners in Germany
The United Nations has asked Germany in particular, to the military occupation of the post of a “head evaluation” (“Chief Assessment UNMHA”) to be provided in a first step. Decided to to to send depending on the location maximum of five soldiers and five police officers.
The FDP Chairman of the defence Committee, Alexander Müller, welcomed the project. “The war in Yemen must be stopped,” he said. The planned number of up to ten individuals for the UN Mission, was not appropriate.
criticism came from the Left. “The Federal government is setting itself up as a responsible player in the Region. At the same time, she quarrels with the suspension of some arms exports to Saudi Arabia, the main aggressor and the main one responsible for the misery and suffering of the people in Yemen,“ said the Left-defense politician Alexander.
In Yemen a citizens raging since 2014, war between the Saudi military coalition supported Sunni government and the Iranian-backed Shiite Houthi militias. Under the mediation of the United Nations, the parties to the conflict agreed on a ceasefire for the long time hotly contested Hudaida. The location on the Red sea is for the supply of the country in the South of the Arabian Peninsula is of Central importance. After more than four years of civil war, Yemen is experiencing the UN, the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.
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The attacks in Saudi Arabia in Yemen are also a major obstacle for an end to the German Export ban for military equipment in the country. This has led to a sharp dispute with the European defence partners in Germany, especially with France and the United Kingdom. (dpa)
