Pompeo to meet Saudi crown prince on missing journalist

Oct 16, 2018

Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2.



US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who arrived in Riyadh Tuesday for talks with King Salman on missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, will also meet the Saudi crown prince, a US official said.
 
 
  ecretary of tate ike ompeo  greets audi officials upon his arrival in iyadh on ctober 16 2018  hotoUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (C) greets Saudi officials upon his arrival in Riyadh, on October 16, 2018. AFP Photo
 

After talks with the king earlier in the day on what happened to Khashoggi after he walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, Pompeo will have dinner with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the official said, requesting anonymity.
 
  urkish forensic stands next to the audi flag on the roof of the audi rabias consulate in stanbul on ctober 15 2018 during the investigation over missing audi journalist amal hashoggi hoto A Turkish forensic stands next to the Saudi flag, on the roof of the Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul on October 15, 2018 during the investigation over missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.AFP Photo

 


The controversy over the disappearance of Khashoggi, a US resident who had been increasingly critical of the youthful crown prince, has dealt a huge blow to his efforts to showcase a reform drive and burnish the kingdom's image.
 
     urkish forensic police officer walks in audi rabias consulate in stanbul on ctober 15 2018 during the investigation over missing audi journalist amal hashoggi hotoA Turkish forensic police officer walks in Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul on October 15, 2018 during the investigation over missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.AFP Photo

 

 

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