Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN)–The responses of Adel Al-Jubeir, the Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, in an interview with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer, to what activists described as “provocative” questions sparked wide interaction.
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Activists circulated excerpts from the interview conducted on the sidelines of US President Joe Biden’s visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and his meeting with Saudi King Salman and his Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman.
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In an interview with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer, Adel Al-Jubeir revealed part of what happened between US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, noting that Biden mentioned the issue of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a ceremony. Reception.
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Al-Jubeir added that Biden “taken Saudi Arabia’s assurances, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made it clear that this is a tragedy for Saudi Arabia, and that those responsible have been investigated, faced justice, and are now paying the price for the crime they committed.”
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Al-Jubeir said in the interview, “Initially, during the reception, the president mentioned that this is a problem, and that he took Saudi Arabia’s assurances on face, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince explained that this is a tragedy for Saudi Arabia, and that those responsible have been investigated and faced justice, and they are now paying the price for the crime. Then we moved to the official discussions, and discussed important issues in terms of revitalizing the relationship, energy security, renewable energy, climate change, and moving forward in the future, the Iranian threat, the field of counter-terrorism, terrorist financing, trade and investment relations between the two countries, Besides Yemen and the importance of stability and peace in the Middle East, technology and the five and six groups, how the two countries can work to explore outer space, and many other issues.
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In response to his question whether he had heard what Khashoggi’s former fiancée, Khadija Cengiz, said that she wanted President Biden to ask the crown prince about the location of Khashoggi’s body, and whether the crown prince could answer this question, Al-Jubeir said, “I did not see her question, and I do not know.” We know the location of the body, we conducted an investigation, and we published the results of that investigation, when the public prosecutor issued the charges against the accused.”
Regarding human rights, allegations by rights groups that Saudi Arabia continues to imprison dissidents, suppress basic women’s rights, and mass executions, and whether the crown prince will make commitments to Biden to address these issues, al-Jubeir replied, “We object to the charges against Saudi Arabia. Anyone who is punished is subject to a review.” Judicial, charges are brought by the prosecution, courts are heard. Defendants have the right to appeal before the decision becomes final, just as in the U.S. Unfortunately, many of the charges for which people are punished are not mirrored by those who question them. Kingdom and its legal system.