No arms to Saudi Arabia until Khashoggi killing explained: Germany's Merkel
Speaking in Prague during a news conference with her Czech counterpart Andrej Babis on Friday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in her speech: "It is necessary to clarify the background of this horrible incident. And if that does not happen, we will not deliver any arms to Saudia Arabia."
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 26 October 2018
- Modified Date: 04:45 | 26 October 2018
Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed again on Friday to halt all German arms exports to Saudi Arabia until the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was explained.
"It is necessary to clarify the background of this horrible incident," she said in Prague during a news conference with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis. "And if that does not happen, we will not deliver any arms to Saudi Arabia."
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