European Parliament is calling for arms embargo on Saudi Arabia. #Yemen pic.twitter.com/zl8TYn3QOI— Terry Reintke (@TerryReintke) February 25, 2016
The Guardian: EU parliament votes for embargo on arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Motion ratchets up pressure on Riyadh over its Yemen bombing campaign but does not force European states to halt deals
MEPs have voted for a European Union-wide arms embargo against Saudi Arabia to protest against the Gulf state’s heavy bombing campaign in Yemen.
The European parliament voted by a large majority for an EU-wide ban on arms sales to the kingdom, citing the “disastrous humanitarian situation” as a result of “Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen”.
The vote does not compel EU member states to act but it does increase pressure on Riyadh, in the wake of criticism from the UN and growing international alarm over civilian casualties in Yemen.
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WNU Editor: The vote was not even close.
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1 comment:
Somalia and Ethiopia, bitter enemies, were both Soviet client states albeit for a short time.
Could there be a repeat with Saudi Arabia and Iran being Russian allies?
I do not like Islam or Saudi Law, but is the bet way to deal with it to villify them and drive them into the Russian camp?
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