Press release

G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi

The UK, along with the members of the G7, has issued a statement following the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP
• Published: 17 October 2018

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

The G7 Foreign Ministers said:

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers, of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, affirm our commitment to defending freedom of expression and protection of a free press.

We remain very troubled by the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Those bearing responsibility for his disappearance must be held to account.

We encourage Turkish-Saudi collaboration and look forward to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia conducting a thorough, credible, transparent, and prompt investigation, as announced.

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Published 17 October 2018