22.10.2004, 16:55
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Zitat:Germany and Israel restart talks on sale of submarinesSchon wieder dieser Schwachsinn. Na gut, Haaretz halt. Ich hab ja kein Problem damit, dass wir Israel die Boote liefern. Aber wenn sie die Dolphins haben wollen, dann sollten sie sie auch bezahlen können, diplomatische Beziehungen hin oder her.
By Yossi Melman
BERLIN - Germany has renewed talks on the sale of two new submarines to Israel.
The director-general of the Defense Ministry, Amos Yaron, visited Berlin this week and met with his German counterpart, senior Bundeswehr officers, and chairman of the foreign affairs and defense committee in the Bundestag - Germany's lower house of parliament.
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Germany is barred from selling arms - particularly offensive weapons - to crisis zones, but the main sticking point is monetary. Israel wants Germany to partially fund the construction of the submarines, which is expected to cost nearly $1 billion, or to grant a long-term interest-free loan. The German treasury is opposed to these ideas.
Israel hopes Germany ultimately will agree to supply the submarines and announce its willingness to fund their construction by the beginning of 2005, 40 years since diplomatic ties between the two countries were reestablished.
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