Muscat, Safar 05, 1440, October 14, 2018, SPA -- The Sultanate of Oman has confirmed its support for the efforts of Saudi Arabia to clarify the truth regarding the disappearance of the Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi, calling for verification before issuing any judgements. The Sultanate's Foreign Ministry said in a statement, "Based on the strong brotherly relations between the Sultanate and its sister Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate has followed with interest the statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia. The Sultanate supports the Kingdom in its efforts to clarify the truth, and verification before any hasty, prior judgments are made." --SPA 23:09 LOCAL TIME 20:09 GMT 0041 www.spa.gov.sa/w766311