October 31st, 2007 by Sean
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia began his first official visit to Britain yesterday, as The Guardian published an article on the status of Britain’s own arms deal with Saudi Arabia.
Matthew Weaver gives an hour by hour account of Abdullah’s state visit yesterday, including protests by demonstrators. He links to commentators who defend the visit “through a realpolitik approach” stressing Britain’s important trade and security alliance with Saudi, and to those who criticize the visit on the grounds of the kingdom’s human rights record. British public officials have expressed similarly divided views.
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