Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman pledged to work with Turkey to investigate the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which he described as a “heinous incident that cannot be justified”.
In his first remarks since the murder of Khashoggi, a dissident journalist, Prince Mohammed said the “painful” episode had been used by some to drive a wedge between Turkey and Saudi Arabia. “They will not be able to do so as long as there is a King Salman, a Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and a president in Turkey called Erdogan,” he said at an investment conference in Riyadh.
The Khashoggi killing at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul three weeks ago has turned into the gravest threat yet to Prince Mohammed’s standing, both internationally and at home.