Bukhari reiterates KSA 'neutrality' as he meets Saniora, Sunni MPs

Saudi ambassador Walid Bukhari met Tuesday with MPs of the majority-Sunni National Moderation bloc.

"Bukhari has stressed the neutral position of Saudi Arabia, and the need to expedite the presidential election,” the bloc said in a statement.

Bukhari later met with former Prime Minister Fouad Saniora and said after the meeting that the Kingdom is confident of the Lebanese people's will "to change towards a better tomorrow."

Bukhari had met with Lebanese leaders in the past few days over the presidential crisis.

He met this week with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati who will attend on May 19 an Arab League's summit in Jeddah.

Last week, Bukhari had met with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi, Speaker Nabih Berri, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, and Kataeb Party leader Sami Gemayel.

On Saturday he met with Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat, who said that the kingdom does not have a presidential candidate or a veto on any candidate.