Feltman to Riyadh and Cairo to Discuss Situation in Lebanon

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs Jeffery Feltman is expected to head to Riyadh and Cairo next week to hold a series of meetings with Saudi and Egyptian officials that will primarily tackle developments in Lebanon, reported As Safir on Saturday.

The talks will also address Palestinian-Israeli peace efforts and attempts to form an Iraqi government.

Feltman is also scheduled to visit Morocco and Libya.

His tour comes shortly after U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem in New York City, which focused on the situation in Lebanon and U.S. peace efforts.