Canada, Saudi Arabia Restore Full Diplomatic Ties, Appoint Envoys After 2018 Spat

Canada, Saudi Arabia Restore Full Diplomatic Ties, Appoint Envoys After 2018 Spat
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman leaves the Hotel Matignon in Paris, France, April 9, 2018. Reuters/Charles Platiau
The Canadian Press
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Canada and Saudi Arabia are normalizing diplomatic relations and appointing ambassadors five years after the Liberal government’s public comments on women’s rights led Riyadh to expel the Canadian ambassador.
In 2018 Global Affairs Canada tweeted that it wanted Saudi Arabia to “immediately release” human rights activists.