Saudis to mount cultural showcase next month, amid human rights investigation

The Saudi ambassador to Canada says the two countries need closer ties, while Canada has ‘expressed its concerns’ about the Saudi government’s security operations.

Saudi Ambassador Naif Bin Bandir Alsudairy is in charge of building ties between his country and Canada, even as Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland oversees an investigation into a Saudi military operation that human rights groups say has targeted civilians.The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

August 30, 2017

The Saudi Embassy is preparing a charm offensive in Ottawa next month, bringing dancers to the lawns of Parliament Hill and flying in schoolchildren to act as citizen ambassadors, while Ottawa investigates whether the Saudi government used Canadian-made armoured vehic...

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