Saudi Ambassador: Boycott of Israel is "Matter of National Sovereignty"

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Friday, June 23. 2006

Saudi Ambassador: Boycott of Israel is "Matter of National Sovereignty"

Saudi Ambassador Says Trade Boycott of Israel Will Not End

Saudi Arabia will not end its boycott of Israel despite its membership in the World Trade Organization, a body that prohibits such trade barriers between member states.

Saudi ambassador to America told a luncheon at the Brookings Institution on Monday that his country's primary boycott of Israel is a "matter of national sovereignty."

The ambassador's comments contradict earlier agreements Saudi trade representatives made with their American counterparts to bring an end to the embargo, a condition of gaining American support for the Gulf state's accession to the WTO.

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