The German and Saudi foreign ministers called on Syria Friday to help clear the way for the election of a new Lebanese president, the German Foreign Ministry said.
Lebanon has been without a president since November, when the pro-Western parliament majority and the opposition _ led by the Syrian-backed militant group Hezbollah _ failed to agree on the composition of a future government after a consensus candidate is elected head of state.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his Saudi counterpart, Saud al-Faisal, discussed their "common concern" over Lebanon during a meeting in Berlin, a ministry statement said.
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