Moscow talking to Jumblat about Franjieh's nomination
Russia is communicating with former Progressive Socialist Party chief Walid Jumblat regarding the presidential file and it has informed several Arab capitals of its support for Suleiman Franjieh’s election as president, a media report said.
“Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov raised the issue in a previous meeting with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan, asking him to relay a direct message in this regard from President Vladimir Putin to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,” al-Akhbar newspaper quoted sources as saying.
“Moscow has not received any Saudi answer to its proposal, but it considers that dialogue with Jumblat can lead to a serious breakthrough,” the sources added.
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