Lebanese President Michel Aoun told Saudi Charge d’affaires on Friday that the way PM Saad Hariri offered his resignation in Riyadh is unacceptable.

During a meeting held with Saudi Charge d’affaires Walid Al-Bukhari, President Aoun stressed that PM Hariri must return to Lebanon first in order to known from him circumstances surrounding his resignation.

President Aoun has so far refused to accept resignation of Hariri.

Also on Friday, Reuters news agency quoted an official close to Hariri as saying that the Lebanese PM was forced to resign and that he has been under house arrest in Riyadh.

Source: Al-Manar