Saudi Monarch Urges Suleiman to End Crisis, Warns of Sectarian Strife in Lebanon
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Saudi King Abdullah stated on Tuesday that the kingdom is monitoring the situation in Lebanon with “deep concern” following the clashes in Tripoli, “especially since they targeted a main sect in the country.”
He said in a cable to President Michel Suleiman: “We look forward to you ending the crisis, which may spiral into sectarian strife.”
He added that Saudi Arabia and members of the Gulf Cooperation Council have “exerted all efforts for the sake of Lebanon on the economic level,” stressing that the kingdom in keen on the country’s stability, sovereignty, and national unity.
“It has not spared any efforts in supporting Lebanon, starting with the Taif Accord and ending with the Doha Agreement” in 2008, continued the monarch.
“You know that these efforts, no matter how great they are, will remain insufficient if all the Lebanese factions fail in placing the people’s interests above all else, but instead favor foreign ones that do not seek Lebanon’s wellbeing,” he stressed.
King Abdullah therefore urged Suleiman to end the crisis through his call for national dialogue and keenness to keep Lebanon away from regional disputes, most notably the Syrian crisis.
22 May 2012, 16:22
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ignore comments from the following:
mowaten,ft,kesrweneh.
their comments are full of hatred and insults. they do not deserve we waiste our time on them.
22 May 2012, 16:32
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Should his highness not allow women drive cars first in his country? What about free and just political representation in in the kingdom?
22 May 2012, 16:59
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The Saudi King truly cares about Lebanon and asks nothing in return. He saved the Lebanese financial health in 2006 and he keeps in giving us support.
To the people that keep in using Wahabis and Salafists to scare others, go get a life and stop boring us
22 May 2012, 17:05
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Keep your hands off Lebanon and your Salafis in your desert and Lebanon will do fine.
22 May 2012, 20:10
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well said words by this monarch... only if the lebanese themselves heed to such words and put lebanon first! rather than iran and gettign weapons through syria first!
22 May 2012, 21:32
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Please stop giving us lectures stop throwing billions away to change things in other countries but rather spend it on making your country a democratic one n save us from your generosity ;)
22 May 2012, 21:55
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I value comments from Saudi Arabia about our country as much as I value comments coming from France, Iran, israel, Syria and USA.
With other words, not worth the minutes tiring my eyes reading it...
