Norway has decided to stall the selling of arms and ammunition to the United Arab Emirates as a precautionary line, based on the assessment of the situation in Yemen where Saudi led coalition is fighting against rebels.
Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide said that Norway is worried about the use of their weapons in Yemen and it oncers them very much on the humanitarian front.
On Tuesday, Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang published a video by the Yemeni rebels, known as the Houthis, in which they claim to have seized “a US spy submarine.”
The Norwegian newspaper said it was a REMUS 600 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle made by Norway’s Kongsberg group. There was no immediate comment from Kongsberg or from the Saudi-led coalition. It was not immediately clear when it was seized.
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Eriksen Soreide added that since 2010, Norway has allowed the sale of weapons and ammunition to the UAE. The decision to suspend sales for so-called A-material — munitions and arms– was made December 19 and announced on Wednesday.
The Houthis, who are allied with Saudi Arabia’s rival, Iran, have forced into exile the Saudi-backed and internationally recognised government of Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. Despite a fierce air campaign against them, the rebels still control Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and much of the country’s north along the border with Saudi Arabia.
Earlier this month, the Houthis killed Yemen’s former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, after he broke off his alliance with the rebels and appeared ready to switch sides.
Yemen’s war has killed more than 10,000 civilians and pushed millions to the brink of famine.
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