(MENAFN) Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said, Tuesday, that Saudi Arabia does not and did not intervene in the formation of the government. Rather, it is a purely Lebanese internal affair.
In a statement issued by his office, Hariri said: "The main thing Saudi Arabia wants is that the government be drawn up as soon as possible with a view to supporting Lebanon and its economy."
Saudi Arabia, he added, "did not -and would not- interfere in the process of forming the government, as this is an exclusively Lebanese affair".
The statement went on to describe Hariri"s relationship with the Saudi leadership -and with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in particular- as "excellent" and "brotherly".
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