Todavía no se ha concretado la venta por España de carros Leopard a Arabia Saudí/ No Deal Yet Between Saudis, Spain on Leopard Tanks

Un alto oficial de Arabia Saudí ha visitado España para iniciar las negociaciones por la posible compra de 200 carros de combate Leopard 2E, sin haberse llegado a concretar el contrato.
Un portavoz español ha declarado que España puede cumplir con los requerimientos de Arabia Saudí, aunque hay muchos países interesados en el contrato.
En las próximas fechas una delegación saudía visitará España para obtener asesoramiento técnico.
El príncipe Khaled se reunió con el Rey Juan Carlos y el presidente español.
La venta estaría condicionada a la aprobación de Kraus-Maffei y Rheinmetall de Alemania, que ostentan la patente del Leopard.
Arabia Saudí y España firmaron un acuerdo de cooperación militar en 2008, aunque hasta la fecha se limita a entrenamiento en cazas Eurofighter.
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A senior Saudi Arabian official discussed buying Spain's Leopard 2E tanks here Nov. 2but no deal was signed for a contract.
Saudi Arabia "showed interest in the acquisition of battle tanks, and Spain believes it has the tanks Saudi Arabia needs in terms of quality and competitive price," the official said.
No decision on the contract would be taken during this visit, the official said.
"We hope that the Spanish military industry can meet Saudi Arabia's needs but other countries are interested [in the Saudi contract]," the official added.
Spain was working to conclude a deal and negotiations could last weeks or months, the source said, adding that another Saudi delegation would visit to assess the tanks' technical specifications.
Prince Khaled arrived in Spain on Nov. 1 and met with King Juan Carlos before seeing the Spanish prime minister Nov. 2. He is making the trip in place of his father, Saudi Defence Minister and Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdel Aziz, who diplomats say is unwell.
Signing the contract would be conditional on approval from Germany's Kraus-Maffei and Rheinmetall group, which holds the patents for the Leopard.
The Saudis signed a military cooperation agreement with Spain in 2008, which up to now has mainly been limited to training Saudi pilots on the Eurofighter at its southern air base of Moron.
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