Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Non-affiliated) on Tuesday, 4 December 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 December 2018. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 December 2018 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Saudi Arabia: Foreign Relations
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions the Prime Minister has had with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia; and whether they will consider imposing sanctions on Saudi Arabia.
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On 30 November the Prime Minister met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. The Prime Minister stressed the importance of ensuring those responsible for the appalling murder of Jamal Khashoggi are held to account, and that Saudi Arabia takes action to build confidence that such a deplorable incident could not happen again.
On Yemen the Prime Minister set out the urgent need to bring an end to the conflict and bring relief to millions threatened by famine. The Prime Minister stressed that the humanitarian situation remained dire and reaffirmed UK commitment to making progress on improving the situation, including through a UN Security Council Resolution.
We continue to explore with EU partners the potential for an EU global human rights sanctions regime, which could address human rights violations.
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- HL12043
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- 2017-19
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- Foreign relations Sanctions Saudi Arabia
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