US President Trump Just Had A Phone Call With King Salman Regarding The Missing Journalist And Tweeted His Next Steps

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US President Donald Trump announced having talked on the phone with The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques King Salman, asking about the missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Monday.

Trump says The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques denies ‘any knowledge of whatever may have happened’ to Khashoggi

King Salman also mentioned over the phone about the Kingdom’s current efforts to find out what happened to the journalist, saying ‘Saudi Arabia is working closely with Turkey to find answers.’

Trump added that he’ll be sending his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet with King Salman

In the tweet, President Trump also added that his Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, will be sent to meet with King Salman to further discuss the case with him.

Saudi and Turkey are working together to further investigate into the case of Khashoggi’s disappearance

Khashoggi’s disappearance took place on October 2 after being last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Soon after, allegations suggesting he was killed inside the consulate appeared in the media to which, Saudi officials have denied, and cooperated with all investigative requests. The Kingdom has also sent out a team to help Turkish investigators find out what happened to Khashoggi.

International leaders have been discussing the case, and questioning Saudi Arabia’s role in the man’s disappearance, however the Ministry has affirmed it will not tolerate any accusations or political pressures.

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