US State Secretary Mike Pompeo has met with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to discuss the mysterious disappearance of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as both sides face international pressure over the fate of the US-based commentator who is believed to have been murdered at the Saudi consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul.
Pompeo arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday and sat down with the king for a short talk before attending a dinner meeting with his son, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
“Thank you for accepting my visit on behalf of President [Donald] Trump,” Pompeo said upon meeting the king. The details of the meeting were not available immediately.
US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Pompeo “thanked the King for his commitment to supporting a thorough, transparent, and timely investigation.”
The top diplomat also thanked the monarch “for Saudi Arabia’s strong partnership with the United States,” Nauert…