Germany's national security council, a government body headed by
Chancellor Angela Merkel and made up of ministers from seven ministries,
has decided to halt arms exports to Saudi Arabia due to "instability in
the region," the mass-market Bild am Sonntag reported Sunday, adding
that the information has not been officially confirmed.
According to the newspaper, orders of weapons from Saudi Arabia have either been "rejected, pure and simple" or deferred until further notice.
The kingdom is "one of the most important clients of Germany's arms industry," the newspaper said, noting that it paid German weapons manufacturers 360 million euros ($400 million) in 2013. But the government has decided "the situation in the region is too unstable to ship there."
Read more: Berlin mulls Saudi, Australian weapons deals: reports | News | DW.DE | 25.01.2015
According to the newspaper, orders of weapons from Saudi Arabia have either been "rejected, pure and simple" or deferred until further notice.
The kingdom is "one of the most important clients of Germany's arms industry," the newspaper said, noting that it paid German weapons manufacturers 360 million euros ($400 million) in 2013. But the government has decided "the situation in the region is too unstable to ship there."
Read more: Berlin mulls Saudi, Australian weapons deals: reports | News | DW.DE | 25.01.2015
