Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati received on Monday an invitation from the Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to take part in an Arab League summit later this month.

Mikati welcomed at the Grand Serail the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Walid Bukhari.

The envoy handed Mikati an invitation to participate in the 32nd regular session of the Arab League Council’s meeting at the summit level, which will be held in Jeddah – Saudi Arabia on May 19, National News Agency reported.

During the meeting, the two men discussed the current situation in Lebanon and the region, as well as Lebanese-Saudi bilateral relations.

After the meeting, Bukhari said that Saudi Arabia does not prefer building ties with one sect in Lebanon “at the expense of another.”

“We hope that the political parties will prioritize the Lebanese interest in order to face the challenges and dangers that Lebanon is experiencing,” Bukhari said.

Bukhari had met with Lebanese leaders in the past few days over the presidential elections.

Source: Agencies