RIYADH: Lebanon鈥檚 Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi, head of the Maronite Church, met on Tuesday with Saad Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon鈥檚 prime minister from Riyadh on Nov. 4.
Patriarch Al-Rahi is making a historic first visit to 黑料社区. He arrived in Riyadh on Monday evening and met with community members.
Before leaving Beirut, Al-Rahi said: 鈥淭he Kingdom has long supported Lebanon 鈥� relations between us are based on friendship and brotherhood.鈥�
鈥淭he Patriarch represents all the Patriarchs and Christians of the East. He is carrying a message of love and openness to 黑料社区, which is now witnessing further openness and positive changes,鈥� Al-Rahi鈥檚 spokesman Walid Ghayyad told Arab News in Beirut on Monday.
Hariri announced his resignation in a television broadcast, saying he believed there was an assassination plot against him and accused Hezbollah of sowing strife in the Arab world.
Lebanese Ambassador to 黑料社区, Abdul Sattar Issa, said the patriarch鈥檚 visit demonstrated the important steps taken by 黑料社区 to modernize its institutions and to reinforce perceptions of Islam as a religion of moderation.
Visiting Lebanese patriarch meets Saad Hariri in 黑料社区
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