Saudi King Wishes Hariri Success
Saudi King Abdullah congratulated visiting Prime Minister Saad Hariri on winning the vote of confidence from Parliament and wished him success and prosperity.
Abdulla”s remarks came during a meeting on Saturday with Hariri, who was on his first official visit to Riyadh as PM.
Hariri, in turn, thanked the Saudi monarch for his support of Lebanon.
Hairi arrived at Riyadh”s King Khaled International Airport late on Friday.
Riyadh has recently made overtures to improve relations with Syria, which has often acted as a rival with the Saudis in influencing the course of Lebanon”s fractured politics.