Jumblat Holds Talks with Hariri in Riyadh on Local Developments
Progressive Socialist Party chief MP Walid Jumblat held talks on Wednesday with head of the Mustaqbal Movement MP Saad Hariri in Saudi Arabia.
A statement from the former premier's office said that the two officials met in Riyadh to discuss the latest local developments in Lebanon, most notably the political deadlock over the election of a president.
Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5) had reported earlier that Jumblat had held a meeting with King Salman.
The MP had traveled to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
He is accompanied by his son Taimur and Health Minister Wael Abou Faour.
Regional and international issues will be the focus of talks between Jumblat and Saudi officials, who had recently paid visits to Moscow and Paris, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Wednesday.
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