Saudi Arabia’s King Salman spoke with
Russian president Vladimir Putin by telephone on Thursday to brief him
on the investigation into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal
Khashoggi, according to the official Saudi press agency, Reuters
reports.
The king assured Putin that the Saudi government was determined to hold
the guilty parties accountable and to make sure “they receive their
punishment”.
The death of Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and critic of de
facto Saudi ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has sparked global
outrage and mushroomed into a crisis for the world’s top oil exporter
and strategic ally of the West.
The Kremlin said in its statement on Thursday that Putin and king Salman
had addressed the situation related to the “Khashoggi case” during
their phone conversation.
They also discussed the situation in Syria and questions related to
mutual cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia, including the energy
sector.
The Saudi king confirmed his invitation to Putin to visit Saudi Arabia, the Kremlin added.
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