Britain's top diplomat wants Germany to relax its ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia

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• Britain's top diplomat has urged Germany to relax its ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
• The assertion is that Germany's ban is affecting UK sales of weapons to — and by extension its influence with — the oil-rich kingdom.
• British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt sent a blistering letter to his counterpart in Berlin earlier in February, warning that Germany's credibility as a partner is at stake over its restrictions on arms exports to the Gulf nation.

BERLIN (AP) — Britain's top diplomat has urged Germany to relax its ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia because they are affecting U.K. sales of weapons to — and by extension its influence with — the oil-rich kingdom.

The German weekly Der Spiegel reported Wednesday that British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt sent a blistering letter to his counterpart in Berlin earlier this month, warning that Germany's credibility as a partner is at stake over its restrictions on arms exports to the Gulf nation.

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