Germany would close a new sale of two submarines to Egypt
Egypt soon should exercise an option for the acquisition of two additional submarines U -209 manufactured by the German naval group ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.
Egypt soon should exercise an option for the acquisition of two additional submarines U -209 manufactured by the German naval group ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.Certainly Germany persists and signs . Namely Berlin is preparing to sign very soon with Egypt a new contract for the sale of two more submarines U -209 manufactured by the naval group ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems ( TKMS ) , according to our information. Despite controversies that accompany certain export sales towards countries that could endanger Israel's security .
It would be an option on two new buildings , which would be exercised by Cairo in the OTC contract signed in the summer of 2011 for an amount of € 920 million . Then a deposit had been paid a few months later in December. The first armed submarine sea Harpoon Block II - sea missiles from Boeing , to be delivered in 2016.
Towards a more restrictive policy on arms exports ?
But this sale if it materializes could even be challenged by the recent statements of the German Economy Minister , Sigmar Gabriel , the German magazine Stern where he notably said last week that Germany would strengthen the control of arms exports. "I agree with Helmut Schmidt: it is a shame that Germany is one of the largest arms exporters in the world , said the head of SPD In particular, the arms simply become weapons . civil war. So things must change . this is why I am in favor of a restrictive policy regarding arms exports . "
" If guns are made in poor areas, this can be a deadly trade ," said Sigmar Gabriel , while understanding the argument that says a stricter framework for arms exports could cost jobs . " No weapons in countries where civil war is financed . Moreover , no one should sell arms to unjust regimes," said Minister of Economy . Egypt made it into this category ? Sigmar Gabriel, who instructed the authorization of arms sales records, also called for more transparency in the authorization of arms transfers , issue debate the Federal Council of the German security, it is a member . Rules dating from the Cold War. Germany does ultimately deliver submarines in Cairo ? To be continued ...
Visit of the Egyptian Minister of Industry in Paris
Accompanied by a delegation of businessmen , the Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry , Mounir Fakhri Abdel- Nour, began Monday a three-day visit to France for a charming country towards the French groups. He will be received at Bercy and MEDEF particular . Besides France , the Egyptian delegation is scheduled to visit Berlin , London, Washington and Moscow.
If DCNS was offside a possible sale of submarines in Egypt (no authorization ) , however , the naval group is currently competing to place four armed corvettes (VL Mica missile , MBDA Exocet and Sinbad ) to Cairo. A competition that is very complicated to face German TKMS , supported by the businessman Iskandar Safa , through the holding Privinvest and the Dutch Damen .
L'Allemagne serait proche d'une nouvelle vente de deux sous-marins à l'Egypte
