(UPDATED) Faisal forwards two letters from Saudi King to Aoun

NNA – Visiting Mecca Crown Prince, Khaled Al-Faisal, said on Monday in the wake of his meeting with President of the Lebanese Republic General Michel Aoun at Baabda Palace, that he had forwarded to President Aoun two letters from the Saudi King; the first letter embodied congratulations to General Aoun on becoming the President; the second embodied an invitation to the President to visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Al-Faisal quoted Aoun as promising to visit the country after the formation of cabinet.

President Aoun confirmed Lebanon’s keenness on boosting the Lebanese Saudi relations, appreciating the stances taken by Saudi King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz towards Lebanon.

Aoun thanked the Saudi concern for the Lebanese in KSA, indicating that Lebanese “worked and will always work for the good of KSA and its prosperity.”

The President expressed his keenness on the ongoing role played by Lebanon in serving joint Arab cases.