Saudi prince: I do not want to know what Biden thinks of me, Kashoggi not so important as to be eliminated (photos)

He added that he “does not care” what US President Joe Biden thinks of him, but stressed that Riyadi is to maintain strong ties with Washington.

Ties between the two countries have cooled somewhat following Biden’s criticism of Saudi Arabia over its devastating military campaign in Yemen, announcing a ban on arms sales to Riyadh and the United Arab Emirates.

Further Mohammed bin Salman said in the interview with The Atlantic that it was “clear” that he had not ordered the macabre 2018 assassination of the Washington Post journalist, the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggidespite the conclusion of Western governments, justifying that the deceased was not important enough to be killed.

“I have never read a Khashoggi article in my life,” Mohammed said, adding that if he had sent the executors, he would have chosen a “more valuable target, and better killer.”

“If we had done that, Khashoggi would not have been among the 1,000 most important people to be eliminated. “If we were to carry out such an operation, it would be done professionally and the target should be among the 1000 wanted,” he said.

The prince was further asked about Saudi Arabia’s relations with the US after the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, to which he replied.

“I do not care about America, let him worry.”

The prince said his country follows a similar political line with the US and its allies.

“But if someone puts pressure on something we actually believe in, then it becomes more difficult to implement,” he said.

“For example, in Saudi Arabia, is social development moving forward or backward? “Even among allies, two countries can never agree on everything.”

“We have some beliefs that we respect in Saudi Arabia, not me the people, so it is my duty to fight for the Saudi beliefs and for my faith as a Saudi citizen,” said the prince, among other things.

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