The European Union on Monday urged Saad Hariri to return to Lebanon, calling on all political forces inside the country to focus on the domestic agenda and warning Saudi Arabia against meddling.
"We appeal first of all to the political forces to focus on Lebanon and what they can deliver to their citizens, Prime Minister Hariri to return to his country and the unity government ... to focus on domestic achievements," the bloc's top diplomat, Federica Mogherini, told reporters.
"We expect no external interference in this national agenda. We believe it is essential to avoid importing into Lebanon regional conflicts," she said after hosting a meeting of all 28 EU foreign ministers in Brussels.
She praised the achievements of the Lebanese government under Hariri, who resigned saying he feared assassination.