Saudi FM arrives in Lebanon

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan is greeted on arrival in Beirut by Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah BouHabib on Thursday. (SPA)
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  • The foreign minister affirmed Kingdom’s continued support for Lebanon and its people

RIYADH: Ƶ’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Lebanon on Thursday, Saudi Press Agency reported. 

Announced earlier this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the one-day trip marks the first high-ranking Saudi visit to Lebanon since 2015.

Prince Faisal later met with President Joseph Aoun who was elected earlier this month. 

 “We are greatly confident in the ability of... the president and the prime minister to initiate reforms necessary to bolster Lebanon's security, stability and unity,” Prince Faisal said after the meeting. 

The foreign minister also affirmed the Kingdom’s continued support for Lebanon and its people, SPA reported. 

Aoun, whose election ended more than two years without a president, named former International Court of Justice presiding judge Nawaf Salam as prime minister-designate.
He has been tasked with forming a government capable of boosting Lebanon’s faltering economy and rebuilding areas devastated by war.