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Biden plans to call Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday: Axios – Metro US

Biden plans to call Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday: Axios

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Biden makes an announcement on coronavirus
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Biden makes an announcement on coronavirus aid for small businesses at the White House in Washington

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden plans to call Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday ahead of the public release of an intelligence report about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Axios reported https://bit.ly/2OVwMp5 late on Tuesday, citing a source.

The call, if it happens as scheduled, will be Biden’s first conversation as president with the Saudi king, according to Axios.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani Sarkar)