Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon, Walid Bukhari hosted Wednesday afternoon a luncheon banquet at his Yarzeh residence in honor of visiting Saudi Shura Council delegation and the Lebanese-Saudi Parliamentary Friendship Committee members.
The Saudi delegation is chaired by Council member Saleh bin Manea Al-Khalewi.
The lunch banquet was attended by former Prime Ministers, Fouad Siniora, Nejib Mikati and Tammam Salam, in addition to scores of political and media figures.
Speaking on the occasion, Head of the Lebanese-Saudi Parliamentary Friendship Committee, Tammam Salam, said that the visit is "an opportunity to emphasize the close, historic and ongoing relationship between Lebanon and the Kingdom," and to "affirm Saudi Arabia's supportive role to Lebanon and the Lebanese in all occasions."
Head of the Saudi Shura Council delegation, Al Khalewi, pointed out that the delegation's first-time visit to Lebanon comes as a culmination of the directives from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Crown Prince to ensure integrated relations between the Kingdom and Lebanon at all levels, whether at the governmental level or at the community level through institutions.
Al-Khalewi wished Lebanon further security.
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