Denmark–Saudi Arabia relations

In 2017, Denmark exported 7.22 billion DKK worth of goods and services to Saudi Arabia, and imported 1.13 billion DKK. This made Saudi Arabia Denmark's 22nd largest export market. The main exports were "miscellaneous foods" (1.7 billion DKK) and "medical and pharmaceutical products" (1.6 billion DKK).{{Cite web|url=https://www.danskerhverv.dk/siteassets/mediafolder/downloads/markedsrapporter-aktuelle/saudi-arabien|title=Markedsrapport Saudi-Arabien|author=Dansk Erhverv|date=June 2018|access-date=May 3, 2019|archive-date=January 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116010815/https://www.danskerhverv.dk/siteassets/mediafolder/downloads/markedsrapporter-aktuelle/saudi-arabien|url-status=dead}}

In January 2006, in the context of the Muhammed drawings controversy, Saudi Arabia recalled its ambassador "because of the Danish government's lack of action towards insults against the prophet Muhammed in the newspapers of the country".{{Cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/udland/saudi-ambassadoer-kaldes-hjem|title=Saudi-ambassadør kaldes hjem|date=January 26, 2006|access-date=May 2, 2019|work=dr.dk|quote=(...) på grund af den danske regerings manglende handling over for fornærmelser mod profeten Muhammed i landets aviser}} The ambassador returned in September of the same year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/saudisk-ambassadoer-tilbage-i-danmark|title=Saudisk ambassadør tilbage i Danmark|date=28 September 2018|access-date=May 2, 2019|work=dr.dk}}

In November 2018, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it would suspend approvals for export of weapons to Saudi Arabia, in light of the latter's policies in Yemen, the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi and discussions among EU ministers of foreign affairs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/danmark-vil-suspendere-vabeneksport-til-saudi-arabien|title=Danmark vil suspendere våbeneksport til Saudi-Arabien|date=November 22, 2018|work=dr.dk|access-date=May 2, 2019}}

On 3 February 2019, Denmark said that it has arrested three Iranian suspects of spying for the Saudi regime.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51361834|title=Denmark holds 'pro-Saudi Iranian opposition spies'|date=February 3, 2020|via=www.bbc.com}} The Danish police said that the suspects are members of the Iranian opposition group that attacked a military parade in Ahvaz in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-denmark-security-iran-idUSKBN1ZX1XL|title=Denmark arrests three members of Iranian opposition group on spy charges|date=February 3, 2020|via=www.reuters.com}} The Danish intelligence service stated that the suspects had spied on individuals in Denmark between 2012 and 2018. Netherlands has also arrested a 40 years old man who is part of the Iranian opposition group; Danish security service chief Finn Borch Andersen said that the arrests in Denmark were related to the arrest in the Netherlands.{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/denmark-arrests-3-opposition-iranians-150003278.html|title=4 Iranian separatists arrested in Denmark and Netherlands|website=news.yahoo.com}}

• Denmark has an embassy in Riyadh.
• Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Copenhagen.

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