Le Drian meets Saudi FM after Doha talks on Lebanon
French special presidential envoy for Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian has met in Jeddah with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, a day after representatives of France, Saudi Arabia, the U.S., Qatar and Egypt met in Doha to discuss the Lebanese file.
A statement carried by Saudi news agency SPA said the conferees discussed “the bilateral ties between the kingdom and France, means to intensify joint coordination in several fields, and the latest developments of the Lebanese file.”
In a statement issued after the Doha meeting, the five-nation group on Lebanon had threatened “measures” against the Lebanese parties who are “blocking progress” in the stalled presidential election file, calling for a new president who “embodies integrity, unites the nation, puts the interests of the country first, prioritizes the well-being of its citizens, and forms a broad and inclusive coalition to implement essential economic reforms.”
Source: Naharnet
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