BERLIN, October 3 (RIA Novosti) - The government of Germany has approved the export of arms to several Arab states, German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported Friday, citing documents from a session of the Bundestag Economic Committee.
According to the list, seen by the newspaper, Qatar is expected to receive 13 Dingo armored vehicles and 32 Fenne surveillance vehicles. Algeria is to receive 88 cross-country vehicles "with military equipment" and the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia will receive one Wisent armored engineer vehicle each.
On top of which, the United Arab Emirates will purchase 3012 automatic rifles, 20,000 mortars and large number of ammunition. Jordan, Oman and Kuwait will also import German guns.
The newspaper noted that the decisions on export authorizations are being made by Germany's national security council comprising Chancellor Angela Merkel, Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Sigmar Gabriel, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Minister of Defense Ursula von der Leyen and Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Muller.
Sueddeutsche Zeitung added that some states which plan on importing German arms are suspected of having supported Islamic State (IS) militants.
