Britain will resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia‏

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Britain will resume its arms sales to Saudi Arabia that led the Arab coalition fighting the Houthi militias in in Yemen.

 

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss said, according to Daily Mail, a fresh analysis of alleged violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) involving Saudi air strikes in Yemen had concluded any breaches were 'isolated incidents'.

 

In a Commons written statement, she said the Saudis had a 'genuine intent' to comply with IHL and that military exports could resume.

 

In the light of all that information and analysis, I have concluded that, notwithstanding the isolated incidents which have been factored into the analysis as historic violations of IHL, Saudi Arabia has a genuine intent and the capacity to comply with IHL.

 

'On that basis, I have assessed that there is not a clear risk that the export of arms and military equipment to Saudi Arabia might be used in the commission of a serious violation of IHL.'