Amin Gemayel heads to KSA to meet with senior officials

An-Nahar daily reported that the Head of the Kataeb party Amin Gemayel and MP Sami Gemayel headed to Saudi Arabia upon an official invitation that Gemayel received one month ago from the Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awad Assiri. 

The sources stressed that Gemayel’s visit to Riad is the first of its kind for a high-ranked Lebanese political figure since efforts exerted by Syria and Saudi Arabia faltered.

“It is likely that the Saudi leadership is looking into different options before making any radical step that will affect the region including Lebanon”, the sources said.

The sources noted that the Kataeb party maintains close and positive relations with KSA, since Saudi Arabia has always endorsed Lebanon’s sovereignty and independence without discrimination, adding that the visit aims at renewing the long-standing ties. 

The daily quoted sources close to the Kataeb party as saying that former President Amin Gemayel is expected to meet with Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, if his health allows it, Second Deputy PM and Interior Minister Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, Head of the General Intelligence Prince Moukren bin Abdul Aziz, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, Deputy Foreign Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah and many other senior Saudi officials.