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German Split Opens Locked More Sale tanks in Saudi Arabia.
An open split in Germany's ruling coalition blocked the sale of Leopard 2 tanks to Saudi Arabia as a growing number of lawmakers call for supporting an ally in the fight against terrorism.
Signs that opposition to the sale of Leopard may be weakening emerged last week a German delegation of 120 soldiers headed to Riyadh for talks with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saoud and other Saudi leaders The group headed by the Minister of Economy and energy Sigmar Gabriel, who partly justified a crackdown against the sale on the human rights record of Saudi Arabia.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party supports the plan Gabriel, head of the Social Democrats, to address human rights in the talks, but are worried about dropping reliable partners on the sale of the reservoir, deputy CDU Joachim Pfeiffer said in an interview Friday in Riyad Gabriel told reporters in Riyadh on Sunday that Merkel opposed the sale of the Leopard in Saudi Arabia and that the German parliament must submit to it.
The pressure on Germany to reconsider its position on the sale of the Leopards will likely grow as tensions in the Persian Gulf will persist with the threat of Islamic state and that Merkel seeks to strengthen the stability of Islamic State leaders Saudi kingdom can t be beaten by appealing to morality, CDU leader Volker Kauder said in an interview on March 7 in the newspaper Leipziger Volkszeitung, calling Merkel to reconsider the military policy in Saudi Arabia.
In service with the German army since 1979, the leopard is made by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH was originally designed for the deployment of the Cold War model has evolved as a global competitor Mark 1 Abrams tank in the US , find Indonesia's customers in Canada and the operational use in Afghanistan.
The discussions today between the king and Gabriel Salman will focus on improving the lot of bloggers imprisoned in Arabie Raif Badawi and how to strengthen the German direct investment in the kingdom.
Jeddah daily Arab News reported Sunday that the Saudi authorities have expressed their dismay at provocative reports in the foreign news media said against Gabriel processing Badawi Friday that German companies to invest hinder Saudi Arabia amid concerns about the country's stability.
The export policy of arms of Germany has become a little blind to reality, said Pfeiffer, who is the economic spokesman of the CDU top.
Gabriel promised to reduce arms exports after the country increased third in world trade, after the United States and Russia, during the five years to 2012 sale of Leopard to Saudi Arabia has been discussed for about five years, although Gabriel said in October that the contract was possible is not justified and may indicate a significant change in the supply of weapons licensing policy.
German entrepreneurs have signed supply agreements for defense goods to Saudi Arabia, which include patrol vessels and small arms, Gabriel told reporters Friday.
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