Report: Zaki's Visit to Lebanon was Coordinated with KSA

Arab League Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki’s visit to Lebanon on Monday was “fully coordinated” with Saudi Arabia, media reports said on Tuesday.

“This effort was preceded by communication between the Arab League’s secretary-general and the Saudi foreign minister, who was briefed on the atmosphere of the endeavor,” sources informed on the Arab League’s move told al-Liwaa newspaper, adding that Riyadh had “welcomed” the visit.

“Zaki will inform the Arab League’s secretary-general of the outcome of his talks with the Lebanese officials, and the secretary-general will discuss the issue with the Saudi foreign minister to know the possible course of things,” the sources added.

Moreover, al-Liwaa said that Zaki’s mission “took place with the knowledge of the concerned countries and in full coordination with them,” adding that it was “exclusively linked to addressing the negative repercussions that resulted from Information Minister George Koordahi’s stances on the Yemen war.”

Al-Liwaa added that Zaki told the Lebanese officials that he met that Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf countries will not expel any Lebanese citizen who works in the Gulf.