Al-Jubeir clarified that the French arms, which were originally ordered for Lebanon, will be redirected to the Saudi military, pointing out that the step was not against the Lebanese government.
“We appreciate Prime Minister Tammam Salam and the stances he takes,” al-Jubeir added.
Saudi FM said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia will take delivery of French arms it had originally ordered for Lebanon.
In February, Riyadh suspended a $3 billion aid package for the Lebanese army in response to Beirut's failure to condemn attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran.
"We made the decision that we will stop the $3 billion from going to the Lebanese military and instead they will be redirected to the Saudi military," al-Jubeir told journalists during a visit in Paris.
"So the contracts (with France) will be completed but the clients will be the Saudi military."