The Independent - 05.03.2020

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THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2020

Campaigners urge Raab to end


Saudi weapons sales


Foreign secretary has ‘no moral authority’ until embargo is implemented (Reuters)


LIZZY BUCHAN


POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT


Dominic Raab has been urged to insist Saudi Arabia fixes its “abysmal human rights record” and to ban arm
sales from the UK as he embarks on his first official visit to the Gulf state.


Campaigners urged the foreign secretary to call for an end to the ongoing conflict in Yemen and implement
an immediate embargo on sales of British arms to Riyadh amid a deepening humanitarian crisis.


Mr Raab is expected to hold talks on the conflict with Saudi leaders during his two-day visit, where he will
also meet Yemeni president Abdrabbuh Hadi.


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