Ayatollah Fadlallah Urges Safeguarding Al-Hijaz Stability and Security and Assiri Lebanon”s Unity and Diversity
Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awad al-Assiri reiterated the kingdom”s "continuous support of Lebanon”s unity and stability" and stressed the need to preserve its "social diversity," during talks Monday with Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah.
The meeting also covered the latest Lebanese political developments and inter-Arab relations in the light of the actual challenges.
"The kingdom of Saudi Arabia will continue to work hard to protect Lebanon”s stability, unity and sovereignty," Assiri told Fadlallah.
The ambassador stressed the need to "preserve Lebanon”s social diversity as being a reflection of civilization in the region."
For his part, Fadlallah urged Saudi Arabia "the cradle of Islam and the place from which the message of Islam spread to the world to persevere in its thriving efforts to unify Muslims inside the kingdom as well as outside."
Fadlallah underscored the kingdom”s determined battle against "Takfiri factions that are dividing the Muslims and distorting the image of Islam."
Fadlallah emphasized the need to maintain "the stability and security of the Arab and Muslim World, especially Al-Hijaz region." He said the main factors "to implement stability are associated with the internal unity and the safeguard of the Islamic- Islamic relations as well as Islamic-Arab relations."
As such, he called on all concerned sides to "keep working on ameliorating and developing those relations in order to provide security for the Arab World and to stand against foreign interference that aims at provoking a Sunni-Shiite conflict."
Fadlallah also urged Saudi Arabia "to continue it policy based on openness and dialogue, in particular with Syria as it reflects positively on all Arab causes and issues." He also stressed the support of the Palestinians in order "to help them unite as well as stand against the Israeli policy of Judaization."