Arms shipment to Saudi Arabia flouts multiple EU states’ Arms Trade Treaty obligations

The voyage of the Bahri Yanbu, a Saudi state-owned ship laden with arms for use in Yemen, is a serious test of EU countries’ resolve to uphold their obligations under the Arms Trade Treaty and EU Common Position on Arms Exports. Several states have failed this test in the space of just a few days.

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