AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra on Thursday pulled out of next week's investment summit in Riyadh and a Dutch trade mission to Saudi Arabia in November was put on hold over concerns about the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
"The cabinet has decided that the finance minister will not attend the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh on Oct. 25", Foreign Minister Stef Blok said in a letter to parliament.
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