Lebanon’s Hariri accepts invite to Paris as ‘start of a solution’
Beirut — Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri’s decision to accept an invitation to Paris is the "start of a solution" to the crisis sparked by his resignation in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon’s president said Thursday. Hariri has been in Riyadh since announcing his shock resignation from there on November 4, and Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun on Wednesday accused Saudi authorities of "detaining" the premier. "We hope the crisis is over and Hariri’s acceptance of the invitation to go to France is the start of a solution," Aoun said on the official presidential Twitter account. "I am awaiting the return of prime minister Hariri from Paris for us to decide the next step with regards to the government." Hariri has not returned to Lebanon since he announced he was standing down, and Aoun has yet to accept the resignation, saying he was waiting for the premier to return to Lebanon. In his sharply worded resignation statement, Hariri accused Saudi Arabia’s arch-rival Iran and its Lebanese ally He...
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