Suleiman Says his Saudi Visit Beneficial for Lebanon
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
President Michel Suleiman said his scheduled visit to Saudi Arabia next week would be beneficial for Lebanon and would consolidate relations between the two countries.
In remarks to al-Liwaa daily published on Friday, Suleiman stressed “the importance of having contacts with the Saudi leadership at this stage.”
“Lebanon has a huge benefit from the visit to the kingdom,” he said.
Suleiman added that a meeting he will hold with Saudi King Abdullah on Monday would consolidate ties between the two nations.
Presidential sources told al-Liwaa that Lebanon looks forward for a positive Saudi role to back Lebanon's political and economic stability.
Saudi Arabia is keen on the stability of Lebanon, rejects interfering in the country's internal affairs and provides absolute support to all what the Lebanese agree on, the sources said.
They said Suleiman will explain to King Abdullah the nature of the policy that the Lebanese government has adopted to distance Lebanon from the region's conflicts.
The policy was culminated by the adoption of the Baabda Declaration by the country's rival parties last year.
The sources expected the Syrian refugee crisis to be on the agenda of the talks, saying Suleiman would ask for Saudi assistance to confront the burden of the displaced.
Al-Liwaa said that a small official delegation will accompany Suleiman on his one-day official visit.
While the daily said that the president will only meet with King Abdullah, An Nahar newspaper reported that Suleiman will also hold talks with Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz and Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal.
An Nahar did not rule out a meeting between Suleiman and al-Mustaqbal movement leader former PM Saad Hariri, who is currently in Riyadh.
08 November 2013, 08:56
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How is visiting the founder of modern-day terrorism beneficial in any way for Lebanon?
How is visiting the main financier behind the PLO terrorists (responsible for initiating and continuing Lebanon's civil war) beneficial for Lebanon?
How is visiting the country responsible for Al Qaeda, the Taliban, Fatah al Islam, and the February 14 terrorist organizations beneficial for Lebanon?
08 November 2013, 10:47
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I am sure Israel considers them a joke, too, and consider you an outstanding loud-mouth warrior.
08 November 2013, 08:57
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"Saudi Arabia is keen on the stability of Lebanon, rejects interfering in the country's internal affairs and provides absolute support to all what the Lebanese agree on".
Hahahahahahahaha.
08 November 2013, 09:08
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Wow ... It is hard to imagine more deceptive and deceitful statements than these attributed to Suleiman. Whatever they do indeed talk about will be a list of Saudi demands that Suleiman will bring back to Lebanon.
08 November 2013, 14:39
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Strange u didn't accuse him with evidence of goin to KSA to get orders and bags of money...
Oops, i forgot he's not sunni and is not so opposed to HizbIran...
08 November 2013, 20:04
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"They said Suleiman will explain to King Abdullah the nature of the policy that the Lebanese government has adopted to distance Lebanon from the region's conflicts."
and the saudis will just laugh at him!!! as those participating in the gvt have sent their militias despite the call from the president! lebanon will just look like a hypocrit nation thanks to M8ers! LOL
08 November 2013, 23:38
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We are a nation under occupation and we are fighting occupation everywhere, in Lebanon (The US Safavid occupation like in Iraq), Syria, Iraq, Algeria, Egypt, Palestine, Somalia, Afghanistan, the Caucasus, Central Asia. This war of liberation started more than 60 years ago is getting more and more intense everyday. It will not end before the imperialists (The US, Russia, India) and their Safavid clients are totally defeated. Believe me Lebanon is in the middle of all this and the status quo is unsustainable. The Arabs and Muslims have nothing to lose. Like in Syria and Iraq total war and destruction is better than occupation. And like in Afghanistan where the US is leaving next year, the total defeat of the enemy is inevitable.
09 November 2013, 00:58
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All it will most likely accomplish is to maintain the status quo and put a band-aid on a mortal wound not even with antibiotics.
09 November 2013, 13:01
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Yeah, sure. The good-for-nothing president-by-parachute might ask the Saudis to cut back on urging the takfiris (and I do not mean Dr. Arreet 7akeh, just to be clear) from attacking the Lebanese army and killing its soldiers and officers.
