Kneissl calls for the cessation of arms deliveries to Saudi Arabia from the EU

FPÖ Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl called for a halt to arms shipments to Saudi Arabia throughout the European Union. "Above all, the terrible war in Yemen and the Qatar crisis should give us reason to finally act as the European Union vis-à-vis Saudi Arabia." If we stop deliveries weapons in Saudi Arabia as a whole, this could help put an end to these conflicts, "Kneissl said in the online edition of the German newspaper" Welt ".

The minister also told The World that the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was "deeply troubling" and "an unprecedented violation of the law." "It's just the height of horror," she said. He must now conduct a credible and independent investigation into the incident.

In the past two years, the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia has deteriorated dramatically. The number of political prisoners has risen sharply, the minister said. "The arrest of arms deliveries suggested by (German) Chancellor Angela Merkel would certainly be the right signal.Austria has not delivered any war material to Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the war. in Yemen in March 2015 and Saudi participation in this country, "said Kneissl.