سليمان يعود الى بيروت: للمحافظة على العلاقة المتينة مع المملكة

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شدد رئيس الجمهورية ميشال سليمان على ضرورة "محافظة اللبنانيين في المملكة العربية السعودية على العلاقة مع المملكة"، وذلك قبيل عودته الى لبنان.

وأفادت مصادر الرئاسة الأولى الى أن "سليمان عاد الى بيروت ظهر الثلاثاء، مختتماً زيارة للملكة العربية السعودية التقى خلالها خادم الحرمين الشريفين العاهل السعودي الملك عبد الله بن عبد العزيز وولي العهد الامير سلمان بن عبد العزيز وعدداً من كبار المسؤولين السعوديين".

وأضافت أن " سليمان كان قد استقبل صباحاً وفد مجلس الاعمال والاستثمار اللبناني في المملكة العربية السعودية الذي اطلعه على نشاطه والعلاقة الجيدة مع المسؤولين السعوديين والرعاية التي يلقونها من السلطات السعودية".

ورحب الرئيس سليمان بالوفد مشدداً على" اهمية ان يحافظ اللبنانيون على هذه العلاقة من خلال احترام قوانين المملكة والتقيد بها لأن ذلك يساعد في تمتين العلاقة المتبادلة القائمة على المحبة والاحترام والتعاون".

وإلتقى سليمان الإثنين الملك السعودي عبد الله بن عبد العزيز في الرياض في إطار زيارة إلى المملكة العربية السعودية.

كذلك استقبل في مقر اقامته في قصر الضيافة رئيس الحكومة السابق سعد الحريري وتناول معه الاوضاع السياسية والامنية المطروحة راهنا على الساحة الداخلية.

وكان السفير السعودي في لبنان علي عواض عسيري قد أكد أن زيارة سليمان ليست مرتبطة بالملف الحكومي اذ أنه "شأن داخلي يخص اللبنانيين فحسب".

والسبت، أكد سليمان أن زيارته الى السعودية "عنوانها لبنان ولن اتكلم بموضوع الحكومة في الخارج"، لافتاً الى أنه في حال طرح موضوع تمديد ولايته فـ"سأقول ان التمديد غير ديمقراطي". وكشف في الوقت عينه عن لقاء سيجمع برئيس "تيار المستقبل" سعد الحريري خلال زيارته الى السعودية.

يُذكر أن زيارة سليمان الى السعودية، في أواخر أيلول الفائت، تم ارجاؤها، بناء على التشاور بين القيادتين السعودية واللبنانية، وفق ما اعلن في حينها عسيري.

التعليقات 23
Thumb FlameCatcher 14:14 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

@Southern : what's the point of your comment ? Where do you see the president asking them to maintain ties with Half the Lebanese ?

Why do you freely attack people on things they did not do ?

Thumb FlameCatcher 15:59 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

@Southern : No one is forcing anyone to go live in Saudi Arabia and respect their laws.
Their laws only apply to Lebanese living in Saudi.

I hate Saudis just as much as you but I don't see what the problem is ?

Do you want to go to Saudi and break laws ? Be my guest.

I'm not stepping foot over there because I have no respect for their laws / culture and values. No one is forcing me to go there or respect them and this is not what Suleiman is saying.

Thumb FlameCatcher 16:08 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

@Southern : "the Saudis don't stop sending terrorists to Syria who finally will end up in Lebanon!.. some of them reached us already"

Iran doesnt stop sending Hezbollah terrorists to Syria. Same thing...

Hezbollah should be protecting our borders from inside Lebanon and prevent terrorists from entering the country rather than go fight and die in Syria ...

I don't know if you understand the meaning of double standard.

I don't support Saudi and I definitely don't support Hezbollah.

I only support a perfectly clear understanding of the situation, laws and justice rather than tentative interpretation and false accusations based on nothing...

Thumb FlameCatcher 16:52 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

@anonymetexasusa ! How can you say that ?

Iran has built Beirut ! They hire tens of thousands of Lebanese who send hundreds of millions per year to Lebanon !

Iran has established businesses in Beirut representing over 100,000 Lebanese jobs and several percentage points of our economy.

They buy Lebanese sheep by the tens of thousands every year ...

Thumb FlameCatcher 16:52 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

@anonymetexasusa ! How can you say that ?

Iran has built Beirut ! They hire tens of thousands of Lebanese who send hundreds of millions per year to Lebanon !

Iran has established businesses in Beirut representing over 100,000 Lebanese jobs and several percentage points of our economy.

They buy Lebanese sheep by the tens of thousands every year ...

Default-user-icon trueself (ضيف) 14:16 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

Saudi Arabia has the best intentions for Lebanon. I lived in Saudi Arabia and know first hand how they value the Lebanese and their way of life. Saudi Arabia is an honest partner not like Iran which is the cause of troubles not only in the region but specifically for this tiny country which is called Lebanon. If Iran likes so much HA, she should gather these in trucks and take them to Iran. Like this we could live in peace. HA has become a great burden on Lebanon that needs to be extracted.

Default-user-icon mazen (ضيف) 14:17 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

Reagardless of their way of life and their support of terrorist etc. We can not turn a blind eye to the 100,000s of Lebanese who have found jobs, and built a decent life in Saudi. Unfortunately we have failed to provide our citizens the absolute minimum of what a state must deliver: SECURITY and STABILITY. Until we can provide our people with those 2 basic elements, we must shut up. And no, the gun men in Tripoli, the horrid corrupt political leaders etc etc are not the fault of the USA, Israel, Saudi, Iran etc.. this his home bred garbage!

Thumb _mowaten_ 15:41 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

"through the respect of the kingdom's laws" ???? what the heck would those laws be? tfeh, i wonder how much he got paid for this shameful statement.

Thumb EagleDawn 15:50 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

The only shameful thing I see is your statement and your constant propaganda. This is the President of Lebanon you're talking about. It is normal when you live in another country to respect its laws yes? When you went to Iran and got your job as a propagandist, did you not obey the laws of Iran? People like you don't know the meaning of the Law. tfeh

Thumb FlameCatcher 15:57 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

Well... what's the problem with that ? Some M8 elements (ie : Hezbollah) have a complete disrespect for Lebanese laws.

And yes, Saudi is not our country, neither Iran, neither Syria. We as foreigners there should respect local laws or not go there at all.

Hezbollah in Syria for example has broken so many Syrian laws just by there presence there.

Thumb _mowaten_ 16:22 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

hahaha what a cute duo

Thumb _mowaten_ 17:29 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

why do you bring up iran as if it was a beauty competition? i dont like the president of my country saying i should obey saudi laws, especially when we know how backwards and medieval these are.

Thumb FlameCatcher 17:40 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

You don't need a president to tell you you need to obey the laws of the country you're in.

If you go to Iran, and disobey Iranian laws, you get punished. If you go to Saudi and disobey Saudi laws, you get punished.

Only in Lebanon can you disobey the law and get away with it. M8 people don't seem to understand the concept of laws and their enforcement.

You tend to break the law and boast about it and when we try to "catch you" to bring you to justice, you run away, hide, or push the country to the brink of civil war !

Thumb _mowaten_ 18:16 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

the article was edited between my first comment and now. at first it only said he came back from saudi and "The president “stressed the importance for the Lebanese to preserve these relations through the respect of the kingdom's laws,” it said."

Thumb chrisrushlau 20:02 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

Look, the laws of Saudi Arabia are perfectly clear. Whatever the King says is the law. And if it turns out the King made a mistake, like by backing the invasions of Iraq by the US, that never happened and you are breaking the law by saying so.
It's really quite simple. The system has now been successfully exported to and installed in Egypt.
What are those bulges in the President's pockets?

Default-user-icon Solibon Jamavoil (ضيف) 16:16 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

Mind your own business, beggar.

Thumb -@wolf. 16:31 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

The KSA have cancelled our President's trip on two occasions for an official meeting , but on the third occasion they have accepted the Lebanese President to meet up with the " so called " Royals of the Kingdom , for what ?
Just for a mere stupid message to order our President to tell us Lebanese " to preserve relations & respect the Kingdoms Laws " ?
I would presume more important issues would be on the agenda such as Security , Refugees , Terrorism , Takfirism , Wahabism , Jihadism , Radicalism , Suicidal extremist Islamists was discussed & for the KSA to STOP Supporting such export into our region out of " respect " & to " preserve " our way of life ....
If the Saudis' have any dignity , they should start by also not imposing their laws on us , Sharia laws nor an Islamist Republic ...what a unwarranted meeting.
Signed Wolf !

Missing peace 16:39 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

are you living under sharia laws in lebanon? LOL

Missing peace 16:33 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

poor roar... he cannot even understand what the president says.... i guess the roar does not obey the australian laws then coz he seems to think that lebanese abroad do not have to obey the laws of the country they are living in....

so blinded by hatred that he cannot even read! poor thing

Missing peace 17:01 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

"Why does any nation have to respect the laws of any other nation?"

still struggling to appear to be right even if it makes him all the more ridiculous...

the president was adressing lebanese living in KSA , not lebanon having to obey saudi arabia! LOL

read before you make a fool of yourself....

Missing peace 18:56 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

oh! your post is here for everyone to see... and for everyone to see how stupid you are...

Thumb bronco 18:19 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 12

now would you come out in public and call the president a Little Man?,,, somehow i doubt it

Missing people-power 02:05 ,2013 تشرين الثاني 13

Texas destroys Blacky ...... again.

Hey Blacky, how does it feel to be totally emasculated?