French presidential aide confirms they spoke about Khashoggi murder and Yemen after microphone picks up casual talkThe Saudi crown prince,Mohammed bin Salman, suspected of ordering the murder of the dissident writer Jamal Khashoggi and accused of war crimes in the Yemen clash, and has told the French president,Emmanuel Macron, “Don’t worry” at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires.
The two leaders were having an casual conversation on the sidelines of the summit, and standing close together and apparently unaware their conversation was being recorded. The subject of the snatched conversation was not immediately clear but a French presidential aide said afterwards that the Khashoggi murder and the Yemen clash were the two key topics of the short exchange. Related: G20 summit: can world leaders find unity – or is it simply showboating? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com