_: NNA – Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Abdallah Bou Habib, welcomed the “Chinese-Saudi-Iranian tripartite statement,” and said: “The agreement of Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic relations between them and to reopen their embassies and representations within a maximum period of two months, will leave a positive impact on all regional relations in the next stage.”

Bou Habib pointed out that “Lebanon has always paid, in its history and present, the price of regional disputes, and therefore, it is hoped that this step will contribute to strengthening the pillars of security and stability in the region, and the consolidation of positive and constructive cooperation that will inevitably benefit the countries of the region, their peoples and the world.”

Lebanon’s Foreign Minister, thus, called for “taking advantage of this opportunity in order to engage in an Arab-Iranian dialogue on the basis of respect for the sovereignty of states, non-interference in their internal affairs, and the best good neighborly relations, which are the points agreed upon by the participants in the tripartite Beijing meetings.”

He also appreciated the “efforts and good offices made by several countries to heal the rift and ease tension, led by the Republic of Iraq and the Sultanate of Oman, far-reaching the recent mediation role played by the People’s Republic of China, which were crowned by this important agreement.”

Source: EMM/ National News Agency