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El gráfico muestra las entregas de armas a Arabia Saudí de 2013 a 2017.
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Importaciones de armas de Arabia Saudí

By Duncan Mil

October 24, 2018 - Alemania detuvo las ventas de armas a Arabia Saudí, uniéndose a Bélgica, Grecia, Finlandia, Noruega, Suecia y España en la suspensión
total o parcial de entregas de armas a Arabia Saudí y los EAU

Speaking on Sunday, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced the arms freeze in the wake of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Bonn exported €416.4 million ($477.5) of weapons to Riyadh in the year to the end of September, making the kingdom Germany’s second-best arms customer after Algeria.

Meanwhile, several countries -- including Belgium, Greece and Norway -- have responded to public pressure by partly or suspending arms transfers to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and other coalition members.

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s willing to freeze a C$14.8bn ($11.3bn) deal to export armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia following the killing of Khashoggi.

Sweden, which cancelled a defence agreement with Riyadh last year, has suffered little economic hardship in relations with Saudi Arabia.

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PUBLISHED: 24/10/2018; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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