Baroness Thatcher’s relations with the Gulf
Issue 945
- 26 Apr 2013
| 2 minute read
Former British prime minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher, who died on 8 April, recognised the commercial potential of strong relations between Britain and the Gulf. Under her watch, relations (and arms trade) with Saudi Arabia picked up pace: in April 1981 she made the first trip to Saudi Arabia ever undertaken by a British prime minister (ISS 43/7), and she was closely involved in the negotiations that led to the controversial Al-Yamamah deal.
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