- The top US diplomat will be in Turkey today to meet Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Pompeo was in Saudi Arabia for meetings with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He offered his assessment after talks with the Saudi leadership and said the Crown Prince denied any knowledge of what happened to Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. "My assessment from these meetings is that there is a serious commitment to determine all the facts and ensure accountability, including accountability for Saudi Arabia's senior leaders or senior officials," Pompeo said in a statement.
The top US diplomat also said the Saudi leadership "strongly denied any knowledge of what took place in their consulate in Istanbul."
But the Crown Prince "pledged that the work of the Saudi public prosecutor will produce a full and complete conclusion with full transparency for the world to see," Pompeo said.
Pompeo said his conversation with the Saudis were "direct and candid".
"I emphasised the importance of conducting a thorough, transparent, and timely investigation, and the Saudi leadership pledged to deliver precisely on that," he said.
After his talks in Riyadh on Tuesday, Pompeo was expected in Turkey today to meet Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
"The President has asked me to travel to Turkey to meet with senior leaders. We will remain in close contact with Saudi and Turkish authorities as they complete this process and ultimately announce their findings," Pompeo said in the statement.
In Ankara, the Secretary will meet with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu to welcome the decision to release Pastor Andrew Brunson and to discuss other issues of bilateral importance. The Secretary will also discuss the Jamal Khashoggi case and reiterate the US offer to assist Turkey in its investigation, the State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement.
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