German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it would be \u201cimpossible\u201d to continue arms exports to Saudi Arabia after the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.<\/b>
\nThe Chancellor pointed out that Germany firmly condemned the murder of Khashoggi \u2014 an event that took place within the Saudi consulate in Turkey\u2019s Istanbul \u2014 and called for a thorough investigation into the incident.
\u201cI agree with all those who say that the already limited arms exports [\u2026] can\u2019t take place in the situation we\u2019re currently in,“ Merkel told reporters in Berlin, according to The Associated Press.
\u201cConcerning arms exports: that is impossible under the circumstances we see,\u201d she added, noting that Germany is considering additional \u201creactions\u201d to Khashoggi’s death.
Earlier this week German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that there was \u201cno basis\u201d to continue arms sales to Saudi Arabia „as long as we don\u2019t know what happened.“
Germany joined France and the UK in a call for a \u201ccredible\u201d investigation into the disappearance and death of Khashoggi, a prominent critic of Saudi policies, who was last seen entering Saudi consulate on October 2.
The US president on Saturday nonetheless asserted with characteristic overstatement that canceling weapons sales to Riyadh would be \u201cnot helpful\u201d as it might affect \u201cover a million jobs\u201d in the US.
\u201cBut there are other things that could be done, including sanctions,\u201d Trump suggested, cited by NDTV.
Riyadh, after announcing an internal investigation, claimed to have detained 18 people in connection with the case and freely admitted that Khashoggi was killed inside the consulate in what Saudi officials described as a \u201cfist fight,\u201d cited by the BBC.<\/p>\n

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