Saudi Arabian Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, attends the G20 Summit, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, September 4, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Schiefelbein/Pool
The Guardian: Saudi prince's presence at G20 offers leaders a photo op to dread – will he go?
The outcry over arms sales, Khashoggi and Yemen is building – but will anyone at the summit in Argentina stand up to MBS?
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s scheduled appearance at the G20 summit next week in Buenos Aires presents world leaders with a moment of truth they would rather avoid.
Western powers such as the US, UK and France have been happy to keep up arms sales to Riyadh despite the carnage in Yemen and the threat of the worst famine the world has seen in a generation, for which Saudi Arabia bears heavy responsibility.
Even after the international outcry over the murder of the Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, that multi-billion dollar weapons trade has continued unabated.
However, being pictured with the crown prince in Argentina would be a political nightmare for most of the other leaders at the G20.
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WNU Editor: Presidents Trump/Putin/Xi will be in a photo-op with the Crown Prince. Everyone else will talk with the Crown Prince, but away from the cameras. They will only be photographed with the Crown Prince at the end of the summit when the group picture is taken.