United States President Joe Biden in a statement yesterday said that he raised the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He said, he had made it clear the killing in 2018 was vitally important to the United States.<br />''<br />''Mr Biden's visit has been criticised as validating the Saudi Government following the murder of the US-based Saudi dissident journalist Khashoggi in October 2018 at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.<br />''<br />''Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was accused by US intelligence agencies of approving the murder.<br />''<br />''<br />''<br />