Report: Jumblat's Envoy still in Saudi Arabia as Riyadh's Attention Turns to Non-Lebanese Affairs
Envoys of Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat, his son Taymour and caretaker Social Affairs Minister Wael Abou Faour, may have completed their trip to Saudi Arabia on Friday after a visit that started on Monday amid limited information about the details of their talks with officials in the kingdom, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper.
It reported that the envoys may have not been able to meet any Saudi officials until Thursday seeing as the kingdom has been focused on regional developments instead of the ones in Lebanon.
It explained that Saudi Arabia “could not possibly” direct its attention to Lebanese affairs because it is linked to regional developments.
It added that the security situation in the country has taken precedence over the formation of a new government, meaning that birth of a new cabinet will be “delayed indefinitely.”
Little is known about the details of their trip, but media reports earlier this week that the talks will focus on the formation of a new government.
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