REPORT: President Aoun expresses relief over his Gulf tour

President Michel Aoun said on Thursday that the results of his tour to Saudi Arabia and Qatar will soon flourish.

 

Aoun’s comments were made on the plane en route back to Beirut whereby he expressed relief over his meetings in the two Gulf countries.

 

"The direct and indirect results of the tour will soon show and they will be in favor of the countries and their people," he added.

 

Aoun arrived in Beirut on Thursday after a tour to Saudi Arabia on Monday and Qatar on Wednesday.

 

Aoun said that the "relations with Gulf States, Saudi Arabia returned to normal and the page of confusion during the presidential vacuum has been turned over."

 

He added that Gulf tourists will return to Lebanon.

Saudi Arabia cancelled the military aid in February last year when the Lebanese government failed to join other Arab states in condemning attacks by Iranian demonstrators on Saudi missions in Iran.

It has also warned wealthy Saudi visitors to stay away from Lebanon, depriving the country of vital tourism revenue.