Germany stops exporting weapons to Kazakhstan following upheaval

The German government Saturday decided to stop exporting weapons to Kazakhstan, as widespread protests led to the death of scores.

The Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH (dpa) reported that the German authorities have also put out in place measures that would prevent the exportation of German weaponry to the Asian country.

last year, German government issued 25 licenses to export weapons to Kazakhstan at USD 2.5 million, the dpa added.

SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY