THE HAGUE: The Dutch finance minister has pulled out of a big investment conference in Saudi Arabia over the “very serious” disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the government said Thursday.

Wopke Hoekstra’s withdrawal from the October 23-25 Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh -- dubbed the “Davos in the Desert” -- follows that of French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and IMF chief Christine Lagarde.

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