Russia Says Lavrov to Receive Bassil in Moscow
Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil is expected to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Friday, the National News Agency reported.
The Russian foreign ministry announced that Lavrov will receive Bassil in Moscow, NNA added.
The meeting comes in light of the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri last week from Riyadh and the accusations fired by Lebanon's President Michel Aoun that the premier is “detained” in Saudi Arabia.
Speculation has swirled around the fate of Hariri, who is a dual Saudi citizen.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun has accused Saudi Arabia of "detaining" him and has refused to accept his resignation from abroad.
The French president's office said on Wednesday that Hariri and his family had been invited to France for a "few days" but that did not mean he would stay there in exile.
Macron has stressed that Hariri should be able to return to Lebanon to confirm or withdraw his resignation in person.
Source: Naharnet, Agence France Presse
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