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November 2023 - Germany Special Weapons News
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- Latvia and German company "Diehl Defence" sign purchase order on procurement of the IRIS-T medium-range air defence system Latvia MOD 30 Nov 2023 -- On November 30, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia and the German company "Diehl Defence" signed a purchase order on the procurement of the IRIS-T medium-range air defence system.
- Fattah-2 missile unveiling: E3 joint statement UK FCDO 30 Nov 2023 -- The UK, France and Germany have issued a joint statement in response to Iran's announcement on the unveiling of the Fattah-2 missile system.
- Five Allies deploy jets to NATO's eastern flank for air policing NATO 29 Nov 2023 -- Fighter jets from Belgium, France, Germany, Poland and Türkiye will take up NATO air policing duties on the Alliance's eastern flank starting in December. The long-scheduled deployments demonstrate NATO Allies' commitment to support each other and strengthen the Alliance's collective defence.
- Autumn meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Brussels Germany Federal Foreign Office 28 Nov 2023 -- The Foreign Ministers have a wide-ranging agenda for their two‑day meeting: they will be discussing issues ranging from preparations for the anniversary summit to the situation in the Western Balkans. In addition, the NATO‑Ukraine Council is meeting at foreign minister level for the first time.
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the Situation in Israel and Gaza US Dept. of State 28 Nov 2023 -- The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union.
- PM Netanyahu Meets with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier Israel - Prime Minister 27 Nov 2023
- German Troops Would 'Only Last Two Days in Battle' Due to Ukraine Military Supplies Sputnik 26 Nov 2023 -- Berlin has provided Ukraine with large amounts of munitions and military hardware, including main battle tanks and air defense systems, following the escalation of the Ukrainian conflict in February 2022.
- Norway will develop a new super missile Government of Norway 24 Nov 2023 -- Norway is the world leader in missile production and produces one of the most advanced missiles in the world. Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram (Sp) reports that the government will now begin the development of the next generation missile. The development of this missile will be done in cooperation with Germany.
- German Authorities Raid Properties Linked to Hamas VOA 23 Nov 2023 -- German authorities carried out raids Thursday in connection with a ban on the Palestinian militant group Hamas and the pro-Palestinian group Samidoun.
- Utilising the humanitarian pause - Germany has increased its assistance for people in Gaza Germany Federal Foreign Office 23 Nov 2023 -- The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is disastrous. In order to alleviate the hardship, Germany is increasing its humanitarian assistance for people in the Palestinian territories. You can find out more here.
- E3 statement at IAEA Board of Governors on the JCPoA - Nov 2023 UK FCDO 23 Nov 2023 -- France, Germany and the UK (E3) gave a joint statement to the IAEA Board of Governors on Iran's implementation of its nuclear commitments under the JCPoA.
- Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Quad statement to the International Atomic Energy Agency, November 2023 UK FCDO 23 Nov 2023 -- The UK, France, Germany, and the US (the Quad) gave a statement on Iran implementing its Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Safeguards Agreement obligations.
- Federal Council approves export of 25 main battle tanks to Germany Federal Council - Swiss Government 22 Nov 2023 -- On 22 November, the Federal Council approved the application for the export of 25 Leopard 2 A4 main battle tanks to their original manufacturer, Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH in Germany. Germany has given assurances that the tanks will remain either in Germany, with NATO or with its EU partners in order to meet existing shortfalls.
- War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 22 Nov 2023 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the Launch Using Ballistic Missile Technology by North Korea US Dept. of State 22 Nov 2023 -- The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
- The Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry of Defence on the Bundeswehr's military evacuation force in Cyprus Germany Federal Foreign Office 21 Nov 2023 -- The Bundeswehr generally maintains sufficient assets to conduct evacuation operations in order to flexibly respond to crises that arise anywhere in the world. Since 28 October, its evacuation force has been stationed in Cyprus and is ready to conduct military evacuation operations.
- Germany Pledges 1.3 Billion Euros In Additional Military Aid To Ukraine RFE/RL 21 Nov 2023 -- Germany has pledged a further 1.3 billion euros ($1.42 billion) in military aid for Ukraine that will include another four powerful IRIS-T air-defense systems as well as artillery ammunition, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced during a visit to Kyiv on November 21.
- German Defense Minister Pledges Support for Ukraine VOA 21 Nov 2023 -- An official from another key Western ally paid a surprise visit to Ukraine Tuesday while Russian forces continued to pound civilian infrastructure with missiles and drones.
- The Federal Chancellor met with President Erdoğan of Turkey "Direct dialogue is key, especially in difficult situations" Germany - Federal Government 17 Nov 2023 -- The situation in the Middle East, the Russian attack on Ukraine and Sweden's NATO membership: these were some of the issues discussed by Federal Chancellor Scholz and Turkey's President Erdoğan during the latter's visit to Berlin.
- Afghan Taliban Official's Puzzling European Visit Stirs Controversy VOA 18 Nov 2023 -- Germany confirmed Saturday that it has launched an investigation into an alleged unauthorized trip to the country by a senior member of Afghanistan's Islamist Taliban regime.
- Report: German company's Xinjiang partner linked to Chinese forced labor Radio Free Asia 17 Nov 2023 -- A German newspaper report that it found close ties between China's state-sponsored Uyghur labor transfer program and a regional partner of chemical giant BASF has prompted criticism that the company is ignoring the possibility of forced labor at the plant.
- Influential German Journalist Received Money From Russia, Investigation Claims RFE/RL 15 Nov 2023 -- Influential German broadcaster and author Hubert Seipel, who interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin and wrote two books about him, received 600,000 euros ($646,000) from companies associated with oligarch Aleksei Mordashov, who is close to Putin and is on the Western sanctions list, a joint journalistic investigation has found.
- In Washington, the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine met with advisors to the leaders of the United States, Great Britain, Germany and France President of Ukraine 14 Nov 2023
- War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 13 Nov 2023 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
- Lithuanian and German Presidents discussed issues of regional security and the deployment of the German brigade President of the Republic of Lithuania 13 Nov 2023 -- President Gitanas Nausėda met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin on Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and Germany, regional security and defense issues, further response to Russia's aggression in Ukraine, and the situation in the Middle East.
- Foreign Minister Baerbock at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels: Focus on the situation in the Middle East, Ukraine and the Western Balkans Germany Federal Foreign Office 13 Nov 2023 -- Foreign Minister Baerbock will meet with her EU counterparts in Brussels on Monday to discuss issues including the situation in the Middle East. A meeting with the Foreign Ministers from the Western Balkan countries is scheduled for the afternoon.
- Germany to Double Military Aid for Ukraine to $8.6Bln in 2024 - Reports Sputnik 12 Nov 2023 -- Western allies began pouring weapons and ammunition into Ukraine shortly after Russia launched its military operation in the country in February 2022. Germany is one of the most active European countries to support Ukraine.
- Using all channels of communication: Foreign Minister Baerbock sets off once again for the Middle East Germany Federal Foreign Office 10 Nov 2023 -- The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Israel are the destinations on the Foreign Minister's third trip to the Middle East since 7 October. Read on to learn more about the trip.
- Foreign Minister Baerbock prior to her departure for the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Israel Germany Federal Foreign Office 10 Nov 2023
- New Defence Policy Guidelines call for warfighting capability of the Bundeswehr Germany - Federal Ministry of Defence 10 Nov 2023 -- According to the Guidelines, the core task of the German armed forces is national and collective defence. Personnel and equipment of the Bundeswehr are determined by this task. Our troops must be warfighting-capable to achieve this task, because the threat situation in Europe has taken a dramatic turn since Russia's illegal attack on Ukraine.
- Telephone call between Federal Chancellor Scholz and the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Al-Sisi Germany - Federal Government 09 Nov 2023
- Secretary General welcomes Germany's NATO contributions, support to Ukraine NATO 09 Nov 2023 -- In a visit to Berlin on Thursday (9 November 2023), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked Chancellor Olaf Scholz for Germany's major contributions to NATO and strong support for Ukraine.
- Speech by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the NATO Cyber Conference in Berlin Germany Federal Foreign Office 09 Nov 2023
- G7 Japan 2023 Foreign Ministers' Statement US Dept. of State 08 Nov 2023 -- The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
- G7 states urge so-called 'humanitarian pusses', refrain from calling for ceasefire in war-torn Gaza Strip Press TV 08 Nov 2023 -- The Group of Seven (G7) of industrialized nations has clearly refrained from calling for a ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip to halt Israel's current bloodshed, but urges for so-called "humanitarian pauses" in the Palestinian territory.
- Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák meets German Ambassador Barbara Wolf and British Ambassador Nigel Baker at Slovak Defence Ministry Ministry of Defence of The Slovak Republic 08 Nov 2023 -- Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák held separate bilateral meetings with Her Excellency Barbara Wolf, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Slovakia, and, His Excellency Nigel Baker, Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Slovakia, at the Slovak Defence Ministry in Bratislava today (7 November 2023).
- Germany's Rheinmetall Says Will Transfer 100,000 Mortar Shells to Ukraine Sputnik 08 Nov 2023 -- German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall will transfer 100,000 rounds of mortar ammunition to Ukraine within the next two years, the company announced on Wednesday.
- The United States Applauds Germany's Ban on Hamas Activities US Dept. of State 08 Nov 2023 -- The United States welcomes Germany's decision to ban activities supporting Hamas, which builds on the EU's designation to fully restrict and criminalize support of the terrorist group.
- Statement by the Federal Foreign Office on the suspension of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE Treaty) Germany Federal Foreign Office 07 Nov 2023
- In Southern Armenia, Global Powers Move In Amid Fears Of A New Azerbaijani Offensive RFE/RL 04 Nov 2023 -- On a rainy afternoon in this highland village, a group of local dignitaries, Armenian government representatives who'd made the long drive down from Yerevan, and European donors gathered at a cow barn. They were here to cut the ribbon on the renovated facility, which had been redesigned to safely house its new residents: 19 cows imported from Austria.
- German Foreign Minister Again Appeals For Armenia, Azerbaijan To Return To Peace Talks RFE/RL 04 Nov 2023 -- German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has again appealed for a rapid continuation of peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia under the mediation of EU Council President Charles Michel.
- Germany's Baerbock Presses Peace Hopes In Yerevan On First Leg Of Caucasus Trip RFE/RL 03 Nov 2023 -- German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to return to the negotiating table and seek a political solution to their decades-old conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
- For a peaceful and economically successful Southern Caucasus - Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Armenia and Azerbaijan Germany Federal Foreign Office 03 Nov 2023 -- Foreign Minister Baerbock is travelling to Armenia and Azerbaijan from 3 to 4 November. After decades of conflicts, the focus is on tangible prospects for peace, so that Armenians and Azerbaijanis can live in peace and security within their state borders.
- Foreign Minister Baerbock on her departure for Armenia and Azerbaijan Germany Federal Foreign Office 03 Nov 2023
- War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 01 Nov 2023 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
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