Germany and France exploring arms exports agreement - spokesman

Berlin and Paris are in talks on common defence exports licensing procedures, a German government spokesman said on Monday. German magazine Der Spiegel on Friday reported that Germany and France had signed a defence agreement in January which aims for regulation of arms exports to third countries.

"It's true that Germany and France are in talks on the question of arms exports," government spokesman Steffen Seibert told journalists during a regular news conference. He said Berlin and Paris were in talks to reach a formal agreement on the issue.