Asiri Holds 'Excellent' Meeting with Bassil
Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil held talks on Friday with Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awadh Asiri, the first between the two since the eruption of the diplomatic crisis between Beirut and Riyadh earlier this year, reported al-Liwaa newspaper on Saturday.
Asiri did not make a statement after the talks, but only described them as “excellent.”
No details of the meeting were revealed, but media outlets noted that the ambassador seemed “relaxed” after the discussions.
The Saudi official also met on Friday with Prime Minister Tammam Salam.
An unprecedented diplomatic crisis broke out between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia when the kingdom decided to halt an aid grant to the Lebanese army in wake of Hizbullah's virulent stances against Riyadh.
Bassil's decision to abstain from Arab resolutions condemning attacks against the Saudi embassy in Iran also brought about the kingdom's ire against the Beirut.
Saudi Arabia has since advised its citizens against travel to Lebanon, as step that was followed by the countries of the Arab Gulf.
They were also accompanied by measures against Hizbullah and its supporters in the Gulf.
The Arab League has also labeled the party as a terrorist group in wake of its involvement in regional conflicts, most notably those in Yemen and Syria.
The party has meanwhile blamed these conflicts on Saudi Arabia.
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