US senators call on Trump to suspend nuclear agreement talks with Riyadh
MEE staff
Jamal Khashoggi's murder raises questions about 'transparency, accountability and judgment' of Saudi leaders, US senators say
The US has been under mounting pressure to cut ties to Riyadh over journalist's slaying (AFP)
Wednesday 31 October 2018
Five Republican US senators have called on Donald Trump to suspend talks to reach a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia over the recent killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
In a letter sent to the US president on Wednesday, the politicians said they were concerned by Riyadh’s ongoing refusal to adopt policies and technologies that limit the enrichment of uranium and reprocess plutonium, among other nuclear fuel-making activities.
However, the killing of Khashoggi, a prominent Washington Post columnist, on 2 October at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul raises questions about the current thinking of Saudi decision-makers, they said.
Read more at: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-senators-trump-suspend-nuclear-talks-riyadh-561654660
Here is
the letter per the article.Signed by:
Senators Marco Rubio, Dean Heller, Cory Gardner, Todd Young and Rand Paul.
Sounds like a good idea to me.
