Jumblat Lauds Saudi Arabia’s Unwavering Support for Lebanon
Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat praised on Monday Saudi Arabia for its constant support to Lebanon, noting that it has never hesitated in helping Lebanon throughout the various hardships it has endured over the years.
He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa magazine that the kingdom’s crowning achievement towards Lebanon was the Taif accord that helped end the country’s 1975-90 civil war.
“The kingdom sought to treat Muslims and Christians equally away from demographic considerations because it is aware of Lebanon’s diversity and its role in the region,” he continued.
Saudi Arabia also sought to help Lebanon out of the crisis that followed the 2006 July war, through supporting it on a financial level as well as in reconstructing the country, added the MP.
“In addition, Saudi Arabia has maintained its interest in Arab and Islamic causes, as King Abdullah devised the 2002 Arab peace initiative that was launched in Beirut and which presents radical solutions” to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Jumblat stressed.
The kingdom is keen on preserving cooperation between the Arabs in various fields, the MP stated.
“A few days ago, Saudi Arabia lost a man of institutions, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, who did a lot of good inside and outside of the kingdom,” he noted.
“The Arab and Islamic Ummah will miss his great contributions,” he concluded.
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