US President Joe Biden said on Friday that at the beginning of his visit to Saudi Arabia, he discussed the 2018 assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
“I said very directly that an American president’s silence on human rights is inconsistent with who we are and who we are,” Biden said.
“I will always defend our values”
The Democrat explained that they both discussed human rights issues, the need for political reform, as well as Khashoggi’s death. What happened to Khashoggi is very ugly. “I have made it clear that if something like this continues, they will give the necessary response,” he said.
The Washington Post journalist criticized the Saudi Arabian government and was killed in his country’s consulate in Istanbul. His body, which should have been dismembered, was never located.
American intelligence suspects that Bin Salman is behind the crime. One report said the royal had “authorized” an operation, possibly to “capture or kill” Khashoggi.
“I told Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that I think he is personally responsible for Khashoggi’s murder,” Biden said after a three-hour meeting at the Royal Palace in Jeddah.
When he arrived, the Democrat greeted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with a clenched fist and shook hands with King Salman as the United States sought to rekindle relations with a country the US leader had promised to create a “pariah” on the world stage. The images were broadcast by Saudi media.
Today, Khashoggi’s girlfriend harshly criticized Biden for his visit to Saudi Arabia, claiming that the “blood” of the victims of the Saudi regime is “on his hands”.
Hatice Cengiz shared the photo of Biden and bin Salman meeting in her post on Twitter and said she was wondering what Khashoggi would say about the face-to-face meeting. “Is this the responsibility you promised for my murder? The blood of the next victim is on your hands,” he wrote, referring to the American leader.
source: Noticias
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