"When Mr. Gabriel as a one of the leading politician of the German government is stating that Germany would no longer turn a blind eye with regard to Saudi Arabia I believe this should be really welcomed," Scholz, who is a member of Germany's left-wing Die Linke party, said.
The lawmaker noted that Germany's future policy on the issue remains unclear and called on the German government "to exercise a strong political pressure on Saudi Arabia obliging the Kingdom to contribute to pacify the regional conflicts."
Saudi Arabia and Germany are both members of the US-led coalition of around 60 nations that is conducting airstrikes in Syria and Iraq against Daesh (ISIL/the Islamic State), a group that is prohibited in many countries, including Russia and the United States.
