Thursday, 15 March 2012

German, Saudi ministers press Syria to contribute to Lebanese presidential solution

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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