Asiri: Saudi Arabia's Doors Open for Lebanese and Investments
Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awadh Asiri confirmed on Monday that the kingdom will always be the best destination for Lebanese businessmen, assuring that it will keep its doors open for them and for their investments.
“The kingdom was and will remain the best destination for Lebanese businessmen. It will keep its doors open,” Asiri told Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Magazine in an interview.
He called on business persons to “engage in projects in Saudi Arabia because it is profitable investment. Lebanon only means well for the kingdom. End of discussion.”
The ambassador added: “The reasons behind the latest political dispute with Lebanon are known, and what happened is not worthy of the historical relationship between the two countries.”
“We were disappointed in some Lebanese who forgot or claim to have forgotten the kingdom's help for Lebanon,” he said, addressing those as saying: “I hope that you love Lebanon the way we love it and to stay away from anything that harms it politically, economically or security wise.”
Relations between Riyadh and Lebanon deteriorated in February when Saudi Arabia halted a grant to the army in protest against Hizbullah's virulent criticism of the kingdom and Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil's abstention from voting in favor of Arab League resolutions condemning attacks against the Saudi embassy in Iran in January.
The kingdom urged its citizens against traveling to Lebanon.
Gulf countries also issued similar advisories.
On the presidential vacuum, Asiri urged the Lebanese to elect the “appropriate president.”
He concluded by saying: “Despite the regional challenges I am not afraid for Lebanon. What we see of regional developments lead me to be optimistic about the fate and future of this country.”
Lebanon has been without a president since the term of president Michel Suleiman ended in May 2014.
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over 8 years
"Open for Hariri exclusive only."
why, do you have plans to go live in KSA? and the 300,000 or so Lebanese who live in KSA are they all Hariri?
over 8 years
I feel bad for those Sri Lakans and Bangladesh people going into Saudi Arabia to find work, only to be tortured and mutilated by the Wahabi masters.
Lebanese living there, have the same conditions, living through Wahabi enslavement for money.
Well the whole world is working for Wahabi money, even the Human rights watch that were so happy to give a seat and chair to the Saudi Wahabis in their council.
over 8 years
I feel bad for those Sri Lakans and Bangladesh people going into Saudi Arabia to find work, only to be tortured and mutilated by the Wahabi masters.
Lebanese living there, have the same conditions, living through Wahabi enslavement for money.
Well the whole world is working for Wahabi money, even the Human rights watch that were so happy to give a seat and chair to the Saudi Wahabis in their council.
over 8 years
Open for Lebanese...not for????
over 8 years
@Texas
Please Ask this guy what he thinks of the Green Book...and its retarded culture?
over 8 years
They love Iran and belongs to Iran. They want Lebanon to become Teheran-on-Sea. They want to bring to Lebanon a back-aged culture. They have their loyalty to Iran and yet pretend they are Lebanese because they hold a Lebanese passport. To be a patriot means to love their country, put it first and work to make it better not worse to become another Iran...
If they like Iran so much, I wonder why they don't go and live there....
over 8 years
They want Iran as a model.
We say "no, thank you". A model of retarded culture:
"It is forbidden to consume the excrement of animals or their nasal secretions. But if such are mixed in minute proportions into other foods their consumption is not forbidden."
over 8 years
Well, they don't want to lose the possibility to spend fornication-holidays with Lebanese women in Lebanon.
Open for Hariri exclusive only.