AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans is to visit Saudi Arabia to ward off possible trade sanctions against the Netherlands prompted by anti-Islamic stickers distributed by far-right politician Geert Wilders.
A foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday that Timmermans will make clear during the visit that Wilders' views are his own and do not represent the position of the Dutch government.
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