NNA - Deputy Head of the Higher Islamic Shiite Council, Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib, on Wednesday received at the Council's headquarters, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Lebanon, Walid Bukhari, who congratulated him on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

Discussions touched on the brotherly relations between the two countries and the two brotherly peoples, as well as on developments in Lebanon and the region.

Ambassador Bukhari briefed Sheikh Al-Khatib on the latest developments and efforts made by the Quintet Committee to help Lebanon.

Sheikh Al-Khatib stressed “the necessity of strengthening Arab-Islamic solidarity through consultation, dialogue and cooperation between Arab and Islamic countries,” hailing “the Saudi role in strengthening this solidarity.”

Al-Khatib also hoped that the efforts of the Quintet Committee will lead to finding solutions that will exit Lebanon from the current political impasse.

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