During a meeting with Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in Jeddah, US President Joe Biden directly accused his colleague of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.. The New York Times writes about this, referring to the words of the head of the White House.

According to the source, Biden immediately raised an important issue for himself and did not choose too diplomatic a way to once again express concern about the state of human rights in Saudi Arabia..

“I said very bluntly that the silence of the American President on the issue of human rights is contrary to who we are and who I am.. I will always stand up for our values,” Biden said..

Prince Mohammed responded to the accusation of the head of the White House in the murder of Khashoggi that he was " Biden said he insisted on his own position and made it clear to bin Salman that he thinks otherwise.

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Recall that Biden and Prince bin Salman met in person for the first time.

Analysts believe that the visit of the American leader to Saudi Arabia could have a significant impact on oil prices. In addition, both the US and Saudi Arabia are interested in joint efforts to curb Iran's nuclear aspirations..

As for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Biden has repeatedly blamed Riyadh for it.. But it seems that for the sake of higher political and economic goals, Washington is ready to put up with human rights violations in the Middle East for the time being..