UK trade minister Fox has pulled out of Saudi investment summit -BBC

Reuters

Published Oct 18, 2018 13:22

UK trade minister Fox has pulled out of Saudi investment summit -BBC

LONDON (Reuters) - British trade minister Liam Fox has pulled out of a Saudi investment summit next week, the BBC reported on Thursday.

Fox was listed as a speaker at the Riyadh summit, which other European ministers and business leaders have also said they will no longer attend following criticism of the kingdom over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.