Saudi Prince Mohammad did not ask to meet Fillonnote

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz is said to have not asked to meet with former French PM François Fillon who is running for the 2017 presidential elections in France. This comes after the French daily Le Figaro published on 19/12/16 an article alleging that he requested a meeting with Fillon during a private visit to Paris recently, but the latter is letting him wait. The following 454-word report sheds more light on Prince Mohammad’s reaction to the story. [Fully reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/52 – Dec. 23, 2016]