INS Monitoring Desk: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman spoke Sunday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the disappearance of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul,reports CNN quotingTurkish and Saudi Media.
The Saudi Press agency and the Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu reported the countries are considering establishing a working group to discuss the Khashoggi case. Saudi Arabia is under tremendous International pressure over the disappearance of Saudi Journalist .
Khashoggi,a columnist for the Washington post and Saudi royal critic of Saudi policies went missing after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2 to obtain paperwork(divorce papers with Saudi woman) that would allow him to marry his Turkish fiancée…
His disappearance has drawn International condemnation and sparked warnings from US President Donald Trump of “severe punishment’’ if the Saudis were behind the disappearance of the dissident Khashoggi. Meanwhile, Britain,France and Germany are up in arms demanding a credible investigation in the case.
Turkish investigators have claimed video and audio recordings that prove Khashoggi was killed and his body dismembered during his visit to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Saudi Arabia has vehemently denied all allegations it was involved in any conspiracy that led to the disappearance of Khashoggi and says Khashoggi left the consulate safely shortly after entering it last week.
