Biden said he raised Khashoggi killing with Saudi's MbS

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. President Joe Biden meet at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said he raised the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

He said he a "good series of meetings" with Saudi leadership, making significant progress on security and economic issues, but that human rights was also a major topic.

"I made clear that the topic was vitally important to me and the United States," Biden told reporters at a news conference.

(Reporting by Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt, Editing by Franklin Paul)