Mike Pompeo on charm offensive in Saudi Arabia and Africa
The top US diplomat’s visit comes two years after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s Istanbul embassy
19 February 2020 - 18:38
Riyadh — US secretary of state Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to discuss regional security, that is, Iran, after the US killing last month of a top Iranian general pushed the oil-producing region closer to an all-out war.
In meetings with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the next two days, Pompeo will also raise economic and human rights issues such as the case of a Saudi-American physician who remains on trial after nearly two years in detention, he told reporters traveling with him...
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