ISLAMABAD – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that only one G20 leader— Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — raised the journalist’s killingin the full summit.

Erdogan said that he himself did not bring up the case as time ran out inthe session.

Both French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister TheresaMay said they raised the Khashoggi case during private meetings with thecrown prince, with Macron overheard on an open microphone telling him, “Younever listen to me.”

Canada has been outspoken on human rights in Saudi Arabia, which hasretaliated by breaking off diplomatic relations and vowing to end trade.

But US President Donald Trump has said that it does not matter if the crownprince ordered the killing of Khashoggi, who lived near Washington, becausethe kingdom is a major buyer of arms, supplier of oil and opponent of Iran.

In a nod to growing criticism at home on Saudi Arabia, Trump only exchanged“pleasantries” with the crown prince, according to the White House.

But Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with his Saudi counterpart in BuenosAires, and again defended the US embrace of the crown prince.

“There’s no direct evidence linking him to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi,”Pompeo told *CNN*. -APP/AFP