https://sputnikglobe.com/20181217/canada-saudi-arabia-arms-1070754166.html
Canada Looking to End Arms Contract With Saudis Amid Khashoggi Case – Trudeau
Canada Looking to End Arms Contract With Saudis Amid Khashoggi Case – Trudeau
Sputnik International
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his administration had inherited a 15 billion Canadian dollars ($11 billion) arms contract with... 17.12.2018, Sputnik International
2018-12-17T10:30+0000
2018-12-17T10:30+0000
2018-12-17T10:30+0000
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/106529/29/1065292900_0:177:3500:2157_1920x0_80_0_0_bdb4f489ba1c5b2b143e4cd4016aa6e3.jpg
saudi arabia
canada
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2018
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
business, newsfeed, saudi arabia, canada, justin trudeau, jamal khashoggi
business, newsfeed, saudi arabia, canada, justin trudeau, jamal khashoggi
Canada Looking to End Arms Contract With Saudis Amid Khashoggi Case – Trudeau
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his administration had inherited a 15 billion Canadian dollars ($11 billion) arms contract with Saudi Arabia it now wanted to scrap.
"The murder of a journalist is absolutely unacceptable and that's why Canada from the very beginning had been demanding answers and solutions on that. Secondly, we inherited actually a $15-billion contract signed by Stephen Harper [Trudeau’s predecessor] to export light-armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia. We are engaged with the export permits to try and see if there is a way of no longer exporting these vehicles to Saudi Arabia," Trudeau told CTV.
READ MORE: Kushner Remained Saudi Crown Prince's Champion After Khashoggi Killing — Reports
The contact struck by the government of Harper in 2014 to supply 928 LAV 6 armoured personnel carriers to Saudi Arabia will cost Canada a billion in cancellation penalties.
7 December 2018, 17:29 GMT
The announcement comes amid pressure on the Saudi government to disclose what it knows about the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at its consulate in Istanbul on October 2. According to Saudi authorities, some 21 individuals were arrested following an investigation of the murder, with 11 of them already facing charges.
Saudi officials have denied the involvement of the royal family, specifically of the crown prince, in Khashoggi's killing. Riyadh insists that he was murdered as a result of a "rogue operation".
