“A national conference whose goal is unity and whose foundation is to adhere to Taif and enhance the bond between Lebanon and its Arab brothers,” stated interim Interior Minister Saad Hariri on Twitter this evening.

“We support it, and affirm that Dar Al-Fatwa was and will remain an unifying edifice in the approach to national affairs,” Mawlawi went on.

“The invitation of the Saudi ambassador is only evidence of the importance of the meeting and an affirmation of the Kingdom’s keenness on Lebanon and its people and its support for legitimacy,” he added.