Germany’s likely new coalition vows to ban arms exports to Saudi Arabia

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats intends to go for a mass reformation.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats intends to go for a mass reformation.

The draft document seen by Reuters, which is subject to change, also contained a pledge not to export arms to countries involved in the war in Yemen – a pledge seemingly targeted at Saudi Arabia, a major buyer of German arms.

The parties also said they did not want to close any chapters in Turkey’s talks on accession to the European Union nor open any new chapters given the state of democracy and human rights in that country.