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Trump agree no 'cover-up' of Khashoggi murder should be allowed: Turkish presidency

Published: 16 Nov 2018 - 11:46 pm | Last Updated: 04 Nov 2021 - 11:13 pm
People attend a symbolic funeral prayer for Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the courtyard of Fatih mosque in Istanbul, Turkey November 16, 2018. Reuters/Huseyin Aldemir

People attend a symbolic funeral prayer for Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the courtyard of Fatih mosque in Istanbul, Turkey November 16, 2018. Reuters/Huseyin Aldemir

AFP

Istanbul:  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Donald Trump agreed on Friday that no cover up of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder should be allowed, a Turkish presidential source said after a phone call between the two leaders.

"Both leaders agreed to shed light on the Jamal Khashoggi murder in all its aspects and that any cover up of the incident should not be allowed," the source said.