中国石化新闻网讯 据ZAWYA8月9日报道称,沙特阿拉伯能源部长哈立德.法利赫周四表示,沙特阿拉伯向世界各国的石油供应不会受到加拿大与沙特之间持续不断的外交争端的影响。
沙特新闻社援引法利赫的话说,法利赫重申了沙特王国的石油供应不受政治因素影响的政策。
由于加拿大要求释放被监禁的沙特维权人士引发了争议,周日利雅得冻结了与加拿大的新贸易,并驱逐了加拿大大使。同时还结束了加拿大国家支持的教育和医疗项目。
周三,沙特外交大臣阿德尔.朱贝尔(Adel Al-Jubeir)排除了由第三方出面调解以修补两国之间裂痕的可能性。
他说加拿大需要“纠正其重大错误”。他还说沙特阿拉伯“正在考虑采取进一步措施”。
尽管存在争议,法利赫表示,目前的外交危机不会以任何方式影响沙特阿美石油公司与加拿大客户的关系。
他强调,王国继续对其生产能力进行投资,这被认为是防止市场波动的关键因素,市场波动损害了生产者和消费者以及整个全球经济的利益。
徐蕾 摘译自 ZAWYA网站
原文如下:
Saudi-Canada diplomatic row will not affect oil supplies
Saudi Arabia's petroleum supplies to countries around the world will not be affected by the ongoing diplomatic dispute between Canada and the Kingdom, Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said on Thursday.
Al-Falih reaffirmed the policy that the Kingdom’s petroleum supplies are not to be impacted by political considerations, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted the minister as saying.
Riyadh on Sunday froze new trade with Canada and expelled the Canadian ambassador in a dispute sparked by Canada's demanding the release of jailed Saudi rights activists. It also ended state-backed educational and medical programs in Canada.
On Wednesday, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir ruled out the possibility of a third party mediating to mend the rift between the two countries.
He said Canada needed to “fix its big mistake”. He also said Saudi Arabia is "considering taking further measures".
Despite the dispute, Al-Falih said the current diplomatic crisis will not, in any way, impact Saudi Aramco's relations with its customers in Canada.
He stressed that the Kingdom continues to invest in its production capacity, which is considered a key factor in protecting from market volatility that is damaging to the interests of producers and consumers alike and the global economy at large.