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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed requested to meet Erdogan: Turkish FM

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed requested to meet Erdogan: Turkish FM

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has requested to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the upcoming two-day G20 summit in Argentina, Turkish foreign minister said.

"Yes, he has asked Erdogan on the phone, whether they could meet in Buenos Aires. Erdogan's answer was 'Let's see'," Cavusoglu told German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper in an interview published on Tuesday.

"At the moment there is no reason not to meet with the crown prince," Cavusoglu said, adding that the request was made during a phone call.

Erdogan and Prince Mohammed, who is commonly known by his initials MBS, will attend the G20 meeting in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires on November 30-December 1.

Saudi-Turkish relations have been strained by the killing last month of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul.

After offering numerous contradictory explanations, Riyadh said Khashoggi had been killed and his body dismembered in "rogue operation".

Riyadh has repeatedly said the prince had no knowledge of the killing, which Turkey says was apparently carried out at the kingdom's consulate by a 15-member hit squat with links to MBS's security team.

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