Friday, January 19, 2018

A bit of good news for Yemen

The German government said on Friday that it would "immediately" stop approving arms exports to anyone participating in the war in Yemen. The move would include Saudi Arabia, a major buyer of German weapons.

1 comment:

ajohnstone said...

Perhaps the blog spoke too soon
http://www.dw.com/en/german-ban-on-arms-exports-to-yemen-conflict-called-into-question/a-42238475

Asked whether this declaration really meant the immediate end to German arms exports, government spokesman Steffen Seibert circumnavigated the issue and flatly stated: "Members of Germany's caretaker government are bound by what the ministries agree among each other.