Former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora met on Thursday with Saudi Minister Plenipotentiary Charge d'Affaire Walid Bukhari, where they to tackled the bilateral relations and a wide range of issues under discussion.
During the meeting, Siniora stressed “the depth of the longstanding historical brotherly Lebanese-Saudi relations,” embracing the common interests between the two countries.
In a statement issued by Siniora’s media office, the former PM underlined the Kingdom's longstanding support to Lebanon's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of all dangers and greediness, adding that Saudi Arabia had been keen on standing by Lebanon in extending its sovereignty over all of its national territories.
Siniora said that the Muslims in Lebanon are grateful for the Saudi authorities and the Saudi Embassy's exceptional efforts to help the pilgrims of Lebanon realize and perform the blessed Hajj pilgrimage.