By Wassim Seifeddine
BEIRUT (AA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Beirut on Thursday, marking the first such visit to Lebanon in 15 years.
Bin Farhan, accompanied by a high-level delegation, was welcomed at Rafik Hariri airport by Lebanon's caretaker Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib and Saudi Ambassador Walid Bukhari, according to an Anadolu reporter.
From the airport, the top Saudi diplomat proceeded directly to the Baabda Presidential Palace in eastern Beirut to meet with President Joseph Aoun to congratulate him on assuming his new position.
Bin Farhan is scheduled to meet on Thursday with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and designate-Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
*Writing by Mohammad Sio