“Based on strong brotherly relations between the Sultanate and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the sultanate carefully studied the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia. The Sultanate supports the Kingdom in its efforts to find out the truth, ”the statement reads.
Earlier, Britain, Germany and France called for an investigation into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Hashukji.
According to media reports, the columnist for the American newspaper The Washington Post Hashukji disappeared in Turkey on October 2, after he entered the building of the Consulate General of Saudi Arabia.
Subsequently, the media reported that Turkey had notified the United States of the availability of records Ankara, which confirm the death of a journalist.
US President Donald Trump expressed his readiness to decide on "severe punishment" if it is proved that the Saudi authorities are involved in the disappearance of Hashukji.
In Riyadh, they responded that they could take more serious measures in the event of the imposition of sanctions by the United States and Great Britain.