The first official Saudi comment on Hariri’s assignment

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said in response to a question about the kingdom’s support for Prime Minister Saad Hariri in the past, so do you think he is the right man to draw to Lebanon from its crisis? Politics in Lebanon “.

He added: “We now have a case where the government system in Lebanon is primarily focused on providing cover for Hezbollah, undermining the state entirely. The state is rife with corruption and mismanagement as a result of one party control. on him. It is an armed militia that can impose its will on any government, therefore. ” I believe that without structural reforms that address this basic problem, individuals are not the problem. “

He believed that “the most important thing Lebanon can do is to help itself. The political and economic situation is the result of its political class, which is not focused on achieving prosperity for the Lebanese people.”

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister called for “real reforms and the provision of services for the country and will focus on benefiting from the potential of Lebanon and the energies of its people, and is very educated and hard-working,” emphasizing that “Lebanon it deserves to be one of the most prosperous countries in the region, but it needs good governance. “