Turkish FM threatens UN probe if Saudi Arabia does not cooperate with Khashoggi's murder
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Turkey's foreign minister says Ankara is not satisfied with the level of cooperation it was receiving from Saudi Arabia regarding the murder of a Saudi journalist.
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Aram… pressure just keeps mounting on Riyadh.
That's rights Mark… Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says his country could ask for a formal UN probe if Saudi Arabia does not cooperate with the Jamal Khashoggi case.
He was speaking to reporters in Washington on Wednesday after a meeting with his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo.
He said Turkey has released all the information it has on the Khashoggi killing, adding that the truth must come out regarding who ordered the journalist's death.
The minister also said the case could not be ignored for the sake of better trade as it is a humanitarian issue involving murder.
The comments seemed to be aimed at President Trump who said Tuesday that the U.S. would maintain ties with Saudi Arabia despite Khashoggi's killing.
Turkey's deputy chairman of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party also lashed out at Trump's remark, describing it as "comical."
Trump is also facing pressure from the U.S. lawmakers, with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee demanding President Donald Trump to give a definitive determination on whether Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered Khashoggi's murder.
For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… pressure just keeps mounting on Riyadh.
That's rights Mark… Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says his country could ask for a formal UN probe if Saudi Arabia does not cooperate with the Jamal Khashoggi case.
He was speaking to reporters in Washington on Wednesday after a meeting with his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo.
He said Turkey has released all the information it has on the Khashoggi killing, adding that the truth must come out regarding who ordered the journalist's death.
The minister also said the case could not be ignored for the sake of better trade as it is a humanitarian issue involving murder.
The comments seemed to be aimed at President Trump who said Tuesday that the U.S. would maintain ties with Saudi Arabia despite Khashoggi's killing.
Turkey's deputy chairman of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party also lashed out at Trump's remark, describing it as "comical."
Trump is also facing pressure from the U.S. lawmakers, with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee demanding President Donald Trump to give a definitive determination on whether Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered Khashoggi's murder.