Sweden's government will not extend a controversial military cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has confirmed. The announcement comes after the Arab League slammed comments by Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot Wallström about human rights violations in the oil rich state.
"It is true that the deal will be ended," Löfven said to reporters on Tuesday evening during an official visit to Kiev, Ukraine.
"This has been agreed for some time now. It has nothing to do with what has happened in recent days," he added.
Sweden has been selling arms to Saudi Arabia for decades but the policy has been strongly debated in the Nordic nation and caused divisions within the Social Democrat-Green coalition government.
The termination of a controversial military agreement between the two countries comes hot on the heels of criticism from the Arab League of comments made by Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot Wallström about human rights violations in the middle eastern country. Full story...
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"It is true that the deal will be ended," Löfven said to reporters on Tuesday evening during an official visit to Kiev, Ukraine.
"This has been agreed for some time now. It has nothing to do with what has happened in recent days," he added.
Sweden has been selling arms to Saudi Arabia for decades but the policy has been strongly debated in the Nordic nation and caused divisions within the Social Democrat-Green coalition government.
The termination of a controversial military agreement between the two countries comes hot on the heels of criticism from the Arab League of comments made by Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot Wallström about human rights violations in the middle eastern country. Full story...
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