What did Berri, Bukhari discuss in Ain el-Tineh?
Saudi Ambassador Walid Bukhari has reiterated the qualifications that KSA thinks a president should have during his meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, media reports said.
Sources told al-Joumhouria, in remarks published Tuesday, that Bukhari has reasserted that the presidential election is a Lebanese affair.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan had said Friday that “Lebanon needs Lebanese rapprochement, not Iranian-Saudi rapprochement,” a few hours after Tehran and Riyadh announced a reconciliation agreement.
“When this happens and when a decision is taken in Lebanon to put the Lebanese interest first and work on building the Lebanese state, Lebanon will certainly prosper and the kingdom will be by its side,” the Saudi FM added.
Last week, Bukhari met with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi and discussed with him the president’s qualifications.
On Monday, he met with Berri and Progressive Socialist Party leader walid Jumblat.
As he left Ain el-Tineh on Monday, Bukhari told reporters that there is "certainly" something positive for Lebanon.
Source: Naharnet
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