Iranian contacts on Lebanon amid hesitance of the army, Prince Saud said "contacts are continuing with all parties and this was not surprising, because we want a solution to the problem, and we don't want Lebanon to destroy itself, but the important thing is to convince the Lebanese parties to solve the matter without any interference". On rumors about the existence of harassment against Saudi citizens departing from Lebanon across the Syrian border, he said "I have not heard anything about that". Asked about the call of Saudi Arabia and all Arab states to give priority to reason and the interests of Lebanon, except Syria, which considers it an internal matter, Prince Saud said "If Syria is interested in the situation in Lebanon, then positive intervention and not negative interference is required. If it used it offices to influence the authorities of the Lebanese legitimacy, it is desirable to do so and this does not need to hold consultations before doing it". Asked to comment on the cancellation of Nabih Barri's visit to Saudi Arabia recently, Prince Saud said, noting that Barri is the Speaker of the Lebanese parliament, it would have been more fruitful if an inter-Lebanon dialogue took place first to make the visit a success and for the Saudis to provide the necessary assistance to forward that dialogue towards the correct road leading to achieving the interest of Lebanon. --More
