welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has told the de facto ruler of saudi arabia, mohammed bin salman, that he holds him personally responsible for the murder of thejournalist, jamal khashoggi. his comments came during a vist tojedda , the latest stop on his tour of the region. the american leaderfist bumped with mohammed bin salman ahead of the talks. it comes years after he promised to make saudi arabia a pariah over the murder in the saudi consulate in istanbul. (biv)at a news conference injeddah, the president told we discussed human rights and the need for political reform. as always, as i always do, i made clear the topic was vitally important to me and to the united states. i visit at the united states. i visit at the top of the meeting. i was straightforward and direct in discussing it. i made my view clear crystal clear. i said very straightforwardly for an american president to be silent in an issue of human rights is inco
he felt about the killing. we discussed human rights and the need for political reform. as alwasy i always do, i made clear the topic is vitally important to me and to the united states. with respect of the murder ofjamal khashoggi, i raised it at the top of the meeting, making it clear what i thought of it at the time and what i think of it now. and i was exactly. i was straightforward and direct in discussing it. i made my view crystal clear. i said very straightforwardly, for an american president to be silent on human rights is not consistent with who we are and who i am. i will always stand up for our values. let s get some more from our middle east correspondent, anna foster in jeddah. there are many people who will see that striking image of the fist bump betweenjoe biden and the man he called essentially a pariah just a few years ago, and they will believe the very fact that this meeting happened, and the very fact that those images are being beamed around the world
to receive a formal apology. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has told the de facto ruler of saudi arabia, mohammed bin salman, that he holds him personally responsible for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. his comments came during a visit tojeddah, the latest stop on his tour of the region. the american leader fist bumped with mohammed bin salman ahead of the talks. it comes years after he promised to make saudi arabia a pariah over the murder in the saudi consulate in istanbul. at a news conference injeddah, the president told reporters he made it very clear how he felt about the killing. we discussed human rights and the need for political reform. as always i always do, i made clear the topic is vitally important to me and to the united states. with respect of the murder of khashoggi, i raised it at the top of the meeting, making it clear what i thought of it at the time and what i think of it now. and was exactly
america s most wanted fugitive, drug lord rafael caro quintero. the united states is seeking his immediate extraditon. hello and welcome to bbc news. president biden has told the de facto ruler of saudi arabia, mohammed bin salman, that he holds him personally responsible for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. his comments came during a vist tojeddah, the latest stop on his tour of the region. the american leader fist bumped with mohammed bin salman ahead of the talks. it comes years after he promised to make saudi arabia a pariah over the murder in the saudi consulate in istanbul. at a news conference injeddah, the president told reporters he made it very clear how he felt about the killing. we discussed human rights and the need for political reform. as always i always do, i made clear that the topic was vitally important to me and to the united states. with respect of the murder of khashoggi, i raised it at the top of the meeting, making it clear what i thou