King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud
RIYADH - The Saudi Arabian government has suspended military aid program worth $ 3 billion for Lebanon. Saudi action was in protest against Lebanon's Hezbollah group fighting in support of the Syrian regime.
In response, Prime Minister (PM) of Lebanon; Tammam Salam, urged Saudi Arabia to reconsider that decision.
"Given the position taken by Hezbollah, the kingdom (Saudi) continue to evaluate the total respect of the Republic of Lebanon," Saudi state news agency SPA, quoting an official of Riyadh.
Loyal ally Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, endorsed the decision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Lebanon.
In a separate decision, the Saudi added that the remaining financial assistance package worth $ 1 billion to Lebanon's security forces have been suspended.
In the program disbursed aid worth $ 3 billion to the Lebanese army, the Saudis took French as a provider of military equipment.
Lebanon received the first phase of a weapon designed to help improve the ability of the army against militant threats. One aid the weapon is anti-tank missile were received in April last year.
The leader of Hezbollah based in Lebanon have also been sanctioned by the Saudis. Hezbollah has been supported Iran.
In a statement reported by the Saudi media, officials reiterated Riyadh protest against Hezbollah, though so far always supported Lebanon in times of trouble.
"Despite a respectable standing, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has met with Lebanese opposed in the Arab, regional and international, in the shadow of influence by a group called Hezbollah," the statement said
Saturday, February 20th 2016
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