ميركل وافقت على الصفقة في اخر يوم ليها قبل حلف القسم
The old federal government under Chancellor Angela
Merkel approved two sensitive arms exports to Egypt shortly before the change of government. This emerges from a letter from the then Minister of Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier (CDU) to Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (SPD), which is available to the German Press Agency. First the "Spiegel" reported about it.
The letter is dated December 7th, the day before the swearing-in of the new cabinet and the handover of Merkel to Olaf Scholz (SPD) in the Chancellery.
In the letter, Altmaier informs about a total of three arms exports that the Federal Security Council has approved:
- Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems is allowed to deliver three MEKO A-200 EN frigates to Egypt.
- The Baden-Württemberg company Diehl Defense has been approved to deliver 16 air defense systems of the type IRIS-T SLS / SLX to
Egypt.