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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11759

1 April 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 24
EXTERNAL ACTION / Foreign affairs
Member states disagree on arms sales relating to crisis in Yemen
Brussels, 31/03/2017 (Agence Europe)

Belgium is publicly demanding the introduction of an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia because of the Yemen crisis, and the question of arms sales was a subject of debate among member states in preparation for a Council conclusions document on Yemen that foreign ministers may adopt in Luxembourg on 3 April.

A diplomatic source explained on Friday 31 March that there was no question of an arms embargo against Saudi Arabia, and the question of arms sales was clearly a very sensitive subject and at...

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