Erdoğan, Canadian PM Trudeau discuss Khashoggi murder in phone call

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a phone call Friday, Daily Sabah reported.

Erdoğan and Trudeau stressed the need to shed light on the killing and the importance of punishing the culprits, said a source from Turkish presidency, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

Both agreed "all aspects of the murder" must be made public so that the killers, believed to be Saudi Arabians, could be held accountable for the crime.

Trudeau said he might cut off any arms export permits that allow Canadian manufacturers of military equipment to ship their goods to Saudi Arabia.

The prime minister, however, did not say if he would stop the export of CAN$15 billion ($11 billion) in armored vehicles to the kingdom under a deal signed in 2014.