The Swiss government on Wednesday approved exports of weapons to Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Egypt totaling 3.58 million Swiss francs (about 3.45 million U.S. dollars).
The decision followed a campaign to ban such transactions by the pacifist group Switzerland without an Army, the official Swissinfo website reported.
South Korea will receive assemblies and spare parts for anti-aircraft systems in the amount of 1.3 million Swiss francs (about 1.25 million U.S. dollars), according to a statement by the economics ministry.
Saudi Arabia has purchased 879,000 Swiss francs (about 84,5000 U.S. dollars) in machine guns and weapons accessories, and the Egyptian defense ministry has procured machine guns, grenade launchers and accessories worth 1.4 million Swiss francs (about 1.35 million U.S. dollars).
The Swiss government said it would monitor the use of the weapons by the three countries.
Source:Xinhua
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