Dutch government withdraws trade mission to Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi probe

The Dutch government on Thursday cancelled a trade mission to Saudi Arabia next month due to concerns over the disappearance of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a spokeswoman said.

"All trade missions to the country have been suspended for now", a spokeswoman for PSPS Consultants, which had organised the trip for the government, told Reuters.

The decision came minutes after finance minister Wopke Hoekstra said he was scrapping plans to attend a conference in Saudi Arabia next week.