Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari said Thursday his country would lift the travel warning to its citizens about visiting Lebanon once the new Lebanese government is formed.
“We are working on institutionalizing the Lebanese-Saudi relations in different fields,” Bukhari said at the Saudi mission in Beirut.
Speaking to a delegation from the Lebanese Labor and Investment Council in Saudi Arabia in the presence of Lebanon’s Ambassador to Riyadh Fawzi Kabbara, the Saudi diplomat said: “The kingdom’s foreign policy toward Lebanon since its formation has been based on Lebanon’s sovereignty, safety and stability.”
The delegation’s visit came on the occasion of Bukhari officially becoming the Saudi ambassador to Lebanon earlier this month.
The meeting also touched on Lebanon’s relations with Riyadh in various fields including economic, trade and social matters.
Saudi Arabia’s top envoy to Lebanon and the delegation also discussed preparations for the 2019 Arab Economic and Social Development Summit that will be held in Beirut next month.
