US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud here on Tuesday over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as diplomatic pressure mounted on Riyadh to give a fuller explanation in the case.

Pompeo's visit came as Saudi Arabia was preparing to acknowledge that Khashoggi was killed during an interrogation that went wrong, CNN reported. The journalist's family has called for an international inquiry into his disappearance. The top US official landed in Riyadh in the morning and was greeted by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir and Saudi Ambassador to the US, Prince Khalid Bin Salman. He was scheduled to have dinner with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, according to reporters travelling with him. According to the US State Department, Pompeo will travel to Turkey from Saudi Arabia.