KHASHOGGI: British Foreign Minister Hunt calls on Saudi to cooperate with investigations

Jeremy Hunt, the British Foreign Minister has called on the government of Saudi Arabia to corporate with investigations into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Hunt made the call moments before embarking on a visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Monday to press for an end to the war in Yemen.

Britain has called for a “credible” investigation into Khashoggi and has pushed for new action at the United Nations Security Council to try to end hostilities in Yemen and find a political solution to the war there.

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“The human cost of war in Yemen is incalculable: with millions displaced, famine and disease rife and years of bloodshed, the only solution is now a political decision to set aside arms and pursue peace,” Hunt said in a statement.

“So today I am travelling to the Gulf to demand that all sides commit to this process.”

Hunt’s call is coming hours after the President of the United States of America and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron both insisted that Saudi Arabia needs to detail the circumstances surrounding the assassination of Khashoggi.

Both leaders who were in Paris to commemorate the end of World War I said the issue should not be allowed to cause further destabilisation in the Middle East.

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