Germany’s SPD looks to extend arms export to Saudi Arab

SANAA, March 20 (YPA) – Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) wich is a part of of the German chancellor’s coalition, want to extend a freeze on arms exports to Saudi Arabia imposed after the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Moratorium runs till the end of this month (March).

Two party sources told Reuters on Tuesday that the parliamentary party had backed SPD leader Andrea Nahles in her call for an extension until October.

“It should be agreed with our European partners that equipment that is dependent on German supplies will not be allowed to be used in the Yemen war,” said one participant in the meeting.

Two party sources told Reuters that the party’s parliamentary bloc had supported its leader, Andrea Nales, in its call for an extension of the ban until October October.

A meeting participant called for the need to agree with European partners not to allow the use of German-supplied materiel in the Yemen war.

A few days ago German foreign minister, Heiko Maas, said his country had not only decided to stop the export of arms to Saudi Arabia, but banned the sale of Riyadh weapons that Berlin had agreed to sell earlier.

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