Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Arrives in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Writer’s Disappearance

Oct 16, 2018, 11:02 AM

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(ISTANBUL) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Tuesday in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Salman over the disappearance and alleged slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, who vanished two weeks ago during a visit to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

Pompeo landed in Riyadh on Tuesday morning and was to immediately meet the king over the crisis surrounding Khashoggi. He made no remarks on landing.