Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Waleed Bukhari held talks on Monday with his Iranian counterpart Mojtaba Amani on the latest political developments in Lebanon and the region. The officials met at Bukhari’s residence in the Yarze region east of Beirut. The ambassadors discussed bilateral relations between their countries and exchanged views on issues of common interest, said a statement by the Saudi embassy. Days earlier, Bukhari had held talks with his French counterpart Herve Magro and Egyptian counterpart Alaa Moussa.
Saudi Ambassador to Beirut Waleed Bukhari stressed on Monday that the Kingdom “will not spare an effort” in helping resolve Lebanon’s many crises. He met with Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif al-Derian at Dar al-Fatwa in Beirut for talks on Lebanon and the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza and the Palestinian people, reported the National News Agency. He declared that the Kingdom “supports all Arab and Islamic causes,” especially amid the suffering in Gaza and the Palestinian Territories.
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister has visited troops deployed near the border with Israel, and Saudi Arabia is evacuating families of diplomatic staff because of clashes between Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops. Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s visit Tuesday to the tense southern province is the first since clashes erupted along the border following a surprise attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Israel on Oct. 7. It comes two days after Israel’s prime minister visited troops along the border. Mikati and international governments have been scrambling to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from expanding to Lebanon.
The visit by Prime Minister Najib Mikati to the tense southern province is his first since clashes erupted along the border following a surprise attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Israel on Oct. 7.
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