US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held separate talks with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday in Riyadh as the situation over missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi continues.
According to CNN, Pompeo had a short discussion with King Salman before a longer meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Pompeo “thanked the King for his commitment to supporting a thorough, transparent, and timely investigation” of the Khashoggi case and expressed “concern” about the case to the foreign minister, Adel Al-Jubeir.
.@SecPompeo arrives in #SaudiArabia for meetings with King Salman, the Crown Prince and FM al-Jubeir @StateDept pic.twitter.com/QcZc36A7OW
— Heather Nauert (@statedeptspox) October 16, 2018
Nauert described the meetings as “direct and candid.”
Khashoggi’s family on Twitter called for an independent, international commission to investigate the case.
. @KingSalman received at Al-Yamamah palace today United States Secretary of State @SecPompeo pic.twitter.com/ysAgkQ973T
— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) October 16, 2018
