France is ready to take "international sanctions" against "the guilty" of the murder of the journalist and Saudi opponent Jamal Khashoggi, "in connection with its partners", announced the Elysee Wednesday evening after a telephone conversation between President Macron and the Saudi King Salman.

During a telephone interview with the Saudi king, Emmanuel Macron expressed his "deep indignation" after the murder of Djamal Khashoggi, according to a statement from the Elysee. He asked the Saudi King Salman "that all light be made" on this "crime" .

France will not hesitate to take, in connection with its partners, "international sanctions against the guilty," said the President of the French Republic to the king.