The Saudi foreign minister’s comments on the Lebanese political crises raise questions after several months.
Yesterday, Saudi Arabia broke its months-long silence on the Lebanese political issue, and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan spoke with his American and French counterparts, Antony Blinken and Jean-Yves Le Drian, about the formation of a Lebanese government.
Lebanese sources report that the Saudi Foreign Minister’s comments on the Lebanese political crises after a few months of silence are important and interesting; In particular, none of the Saudi officials has reacted to the Lebanese government formation case in recent months.
The sources said that the talks between Antony Blinken and Jean-Yves Laudrian on Lebanon political crises are not new and the two sides discussed the situation in the country a few days ago and asked the Lebanese to follow the French initiative and the roadmap drawn by President Emmanuel Macron. This country should form a government.
During a meeting with the US and French foreign ministers, Faisal bin Farhan said that Lebanese political leaders should bring the country to the economic stability that its people need as soon as possible.
After the meeting, the US Secretary of State tweeted that there was an important discussion with his Saudi and French counterparts about the need for Lebanese political leaders to implement reforms to stabilize the country’s economy, which was examined.
The French, meanwhile, says Washington is blocking its Paris initiative by tightening sanctions on Lebanon. The Saudis also did not comment on their position on Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Lebanon, and of course, did not agree to facilitate the process of completing Hariri’s mission to form a government. So the important question that remains unanswered at the moment is whether France will succeed in convincing the United States to reduce sanctions against Lebanon and convince Saudi Arabia to support Saad Hariri in forming a government.
