UK, France, Germany demand response on Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance
- 6 years ago
European nations are pressuring Saudi Arabia to give a response to the missing Saudi journalist.
Turkey has accused Riyadh of killing the reporter inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul - allegations the kingdom rejects.
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Aram… There's now more and more international pressure on the Saudis over the disappearance….
That's right Mark… the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany released a joint statement on Sunday saying they treating the case with "the utmost seriousness."
They demanded for what they called a "credible investigation" to establish the truth about what happened to Jamal Khashoggi and to identify those responsible for his disappearance.
The three countries also called for Saudi Arabia and Turkey to jointly work on the investigation and for Riyadh to give a detailed response to the murder accusation put forward by Istanbul.
The statement was careful not to imply Saudi Arabia was guilty and made no mention of potential actions the countries might take.
However, there is more pressure from the U.S. - traditionally and ally to Saudi Arabia - which has said it is considering boycotting a major international conference in to be held in the Kingdom later this month.
President Trump also said Washington will inflict "severe punishment" if Riyadh is found to be responsible for the alleged death of Khashoggi.
U.S. lawmakers have also called for economic sanctions to be imposed on the regime, sending the Saudi stock market down as much as seven percent in early trade on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia said it rejects political and economic threats, adding it will retaliate to any action with a bigger one.
Riyadh has continued to deny that Saudi agents killed Khashoggi inside the consulate, calling the Turkish claims lies.
Turkey has accused Riyadh of killing the reporter inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul - allegations the kingdom rejects.
For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… There's now more and more international pressure on the Saudis over the disappearance….
That's right Mark… the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany released a joint statement on Sunday saying they treating the case with "the utmost seriousness."
They demanded for what they called a "credible investigation" to establish the truth about what happened to Jamal Khashoggi and to identify those responsible for his disappearance.
The three countries also called for Saudi Arabia and Turkey to jointly work on the investigation and for Riyadh to give a detailed response to the murder accusation put forward by Istanbul.
The statement was careful not to imply Saudi Arabia was guilty and made no mention of potential actions the countries might take.
However, there is more pressure from the U.S. - traditionally and ally to Saudi Arabia - which has said it is considering boycotting a major international conference in to be held in the Kingdom later this month.
President Trump also said Washington will inflict "severe punishment" if Riyadh is found to be responsible for the alleged death of Khashoggi.
U.S. lawmakers have also called for economic sanctions to be imposed on the regime, sending the Saudi stock market down as much as seven percent in early trade on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia said it rejects political and economic threats, adding it will retaliate to any action with a bigger one.
Riyadh has continued to deny that Saudi agents killed Khashoggi inside the consulate, calling the Turkish claims lies.