Germany defends Eurofighter

Thursday 12 June 1997 23:02 BST

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The German Finance Minister, Theo Waigel, believes the four-nation Eurofighter is necessary both in terms of German national and a wider European interest.

He was quoted in the Die Welt newspaper as saying: "I want the Eurofighter and consider it necessary both in the national and European interest. Now it's a question of agreeing an acceptable financial model with the manufacturer DASA." Reuters - Frankfurt

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