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Saudi denounces US Senate vote over Khashoggi, says move is ‘blatant interference’
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have denounced a resolution made by the US Senate blaming the war in Yemen and the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi on the oil rich kingdom.
Saudi’s foreign ministry denounced the move as “blatant interference” and also added that the position of the US Senate has been built on baseless allegations and accusations.
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“The recent position of the United States Senate, which has been built on baseless allegations and accusations, includes blatant interference in its internal affairs and the role of the kingdom at the regional and international level”, the Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement released by the Saudi Press Agency on Monday.
The vote by the US Senate is led by Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, and Senator Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who have vowed to pound Saudi with concrete sanctions over the war in Yemen and the murder of Khashoggi.
The proposition came after the US Senate moved to vote last week on a resolution condemning Saudi for its conduct with plans to advance legislation imposing financial penalties and prohibiting arms sales on the kingdom when the new Congress begins in January.
The group of senators also signaled they would like to see Saudi Arabia remove Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from power.
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