28-04-2022, 07:54 AM
Switzerland has rejected two requests from Germany to re-export Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine. The move has sparked a debate over Switzerland's policy of neutrality.
"Both of Germany's inquiries as to whether it is possible to transfer ammunition from Switzerland to Ukraine have been answered in the negative , citing Swiss neutrality and mandatory refusal criteria under Swiss arms law ," a SECO spokesman told DW by e-mail. Michael Wüthrich.
Exporting to Saudi Arabia is another matter
Switzerland's principle of continued neutrality does not always seem to be unconditionally adhered to, at least as evidenced by some relatively recent arms exports agreed by the Berne government, including Saudi Arabia, which is involved in the Yemeni war against Hussite insurgents. This prompted the Swiss government to suspend exports in 2015. However, in the following years, until 2019, the government took a more lenient approach to issuing weapons permits to Riyadh.
https://www.dw.com/uk/chy-varto-shveitsa...a-61607857
"Both of Germany's inquiries as to whether it is possible to transfer ammunition from Switzerland to Ukraine have been answered in the negative , citing Swiss neutrality and mandatory refusal criteria under Swiss arms law ," a SECO spokesman told DW by e-mail. Michael Wüthrich.
Exporting to Saudi Arabia is another matter
Switzerland's principle of continued neutrality does not always seem to be unconditionally adhered to, at least as evidenced by some relatively recent arms exports agreed by the Berne government, including Saudi Arabia, which is involved in the Yemeni war against Hussite insurgents. This prompted the Swiss government to suspend exports in 2015. However, in the following years, until 2019, the government took a more lenient approach to issuing weapons permits to Riyadh.
https://www.dw.com/uk/chy-varto-shveitsa...a-61607857