Saudi ambassador meets de facto head of higher Shiite council
Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari met Monday with Higher Islamic Shiite Council deputy chief Sheikh Ali al-Khatib, who became the de facto leader of the council following the death of its former head Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan.
Bukhari also met on Monday with Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Daryan and Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Sami Abi al-Muna.
During the meeting, Khatib hoped Bukhari’s return to Beirut along with other Gulf ambassadors would represent “the start of a new course in the consolidation of brotherly ties between the two brotherly countries.”
The National News Agency meanwhile said Bukhari offered Ramadan greetings to Khatib and discussed with him the general situations in Lebanon and the region.
Bukhari and the Kuwaiti, Qatari and Yemeni ambassadors had returned to Beirut in recent days, following a crisis sparked by remarks voiced by former information minister George Kordahi prior to his appointment as minister.
Source: Naharnet
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