She said this on the air of the SRF TV channel.

“Yes, we have a request from Germany, but meanwhile there is also a request from the Czech Republic,” Amherd TASS quoted as saying.

The politician did not rule out that Switzerland would sell some of its tanks to these countries.

On March 3, DDPS spokesman Lorenz Frischknecht confirmed receipt of an application from Germany for the purchase of Leopard 2 tanks.