Saudi FM set to travel to Lebanon, will press Beirut for 'real reform'
Prince Faisal said he would meet Lebanon's new leadership to gauge potential for Saudi investment and noted that Trump's reelection lessened the prospect of war in the region
DUBAI — Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud will travel to Lebanon Thursday to meet with the country's leadership as Riyadh considers potential for greater involvement in Beirut.
"In order for us to raise our engagement, I plan to visit Lebanon this week, and I think based on what I hear there and what we see, that will inform the kingdom's approach," Prince Faisal told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.
"But I have to say what I've seen so far — and the conversations that we've been hearing — happening in Lebanon all allow me to be very much optimistic," he said.
Lebanon elected Joseph Aoun as president on Jan. 10 ending a two-year stalemate.
