Lebanese Delegations Visit Saudi Embassy to Denounce Wehbi’s Statements
Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari met on Wednesday numerous delegations of Lebanese politicians and public figures who expressed solidarity with the dominion after an insult addressed by resigned secretary of state Charbel Wehbi against Saudi Arabia and therefore the Gulf states.
Bukhari denied rumors that his country was getting to expel the Lebanese from its territories, as a reaction to Wehbi’s comments, emphasizing the Kingdom’s adherence to humanitarian values.
In a television interview, Wehbi accused Gulf countries of financing the ISIS terrorist movement. His remarks stirred a wave of angry reactions, while an outsized number of political and popular delegations visited the Saudi ambassador in an expression of solidarity with the dominion .
Grand Mufti Abdullatif Derian was the primary to reach Bukhari’s residence, stressing in comments that the resigned foreign minister’s remarks harmed Lebanon the maximum amount as its brotherly countries.
Strongly denouncing the insult, Derian said that Saudi Arabia and therefore the remainder of Gulf countries have always stood by Lebanon and hoped that the crisis would be resolved through wise steps and high and radical measures against Wehbi.
In turn, Minister of Interior within the caretaker government, Mohammad Fahmi, condemned statements issued against the dominion , remarking that Saudi Arabia was the security valve for all Arab countries, including Lebanon.
A delegation from Al-Mustaqbal Movement, led by MP Bahia Hariri, also visited Bukhari on Wednesday.
Hariri affirmed loyalty to “the Kingdom of goodness for standing by Lebanon over long decades,” adding that Saudi Arabia and therefore the Gulf states “have never abandoned our country, nor did they distinguish between the Lebanese components.”
The visiting delegations also included a gaggle of deputies representing the Lebanese Forces (LF).
LF MP Pierre Bou Assi accused some politicians of seeking to “destroy relations and bridges that our grandparents, parents and new generation have built.”
“Such racist words harm Lebanon’s interests, its identity and its relationship with the dominion and therefore the friendly and brotherly Gulf Cooperation Council countries,” he underlined.
Bukhari also received MP Taymour Jumblatt, heading a delegation of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), a delegation from the Press Syndicate and another from the Saudi-Lebanese Business Council.
