US concerned by detention of citizens in Saudi
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on 6 October 2020 [Eugene Hoshiko/Anadolu Agency]
December 16, 2020 at 8:49 am
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has expressed his concern about the detention of US citizens and human rights activists in Saudi Arabia.
Pompeo said during a phone call with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal Bin Farhan, that he is "concerned over wrongful detention of US citizens and human rights activists in the Kingdom," calling for a fair and expeditious resolution of the cases.
A statement by the US State Department said: "The two ministers discussed the efforts to overcome divisions between Gulf countries needed to deter Iran's aggressive acts in the region and the mutual determination to achieve an inclusive political solution to the conflict in Yemen."