The Federal government had imposed export stop after the alleged killing of the saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Especially on the part of the SPD had been made for an extension of the embargo. The Union wanted to ensure that the transactions out of concern for the future cooperation with partners such as France and the UK partly. the
After a week long dispute with the Federal government, the arms export ban to Saudi Arabia for six months until 30. September is extended. For this period, in principle, no new applications would be approved, said government spokesman Steffen Seibert, after a meeting of the key Ministers with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin.
The Federal government wants to use in negotiations with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, for jointly produced military goods are not used in the Yemen war. For the Peene shipyard, building boats for the Federal government after negotiations with the Lürssen shipyard to pay damages.
After the alleged killing of the saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi had to impose the Grand coalition of a ban on Exports of arms against the country. Especially on the part of the SPD had been made for an extension of the embargo. The Union wanted to ensure that the transactions out of concern for the future cooperation with partners such as France and the UK in part.
European armaments should not be in Yemen used
The Federal government is not the spokesperson, in consultation with the European partners, “that together produced more military equipment in Yemen-war, and that none of the assembled armor, goods will be delivered from these community programmes in Saudi Arabia and the UAE”. In addition, agreement has been reached regardless of the fact that Germany is allowed to deliver in a certain number of cases, products of France, which are installed in military equipment.