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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Human rights groups condemn EU summit with Saudi crown prince

Mohammed bin Salman and Dick Schoof smiling and shaking hands
Mohammed bin Salman, right, with Dick Schoof, the prime minister of the Netherlands, at the EU-Gulf Cooperation Council meeting on Wednesday. Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP

Human rights activists have condemned the EU’s decision to host the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, at a Brussels summit, cementing his international rehabilitation six years after the brutal murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader was one of six Gulf representatives taking part in the first summit between the EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council, which also includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

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