DR. ABDULAZIZ BIN MOHIEUDDIN KHOJA, THE SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO LEBANON, HAS DENIED IN A PRESS STATEMENT A NEW SAUDI INITIATIVE IN LEBANON. IN AN ANSWER TO A QUESTION RAISED BY AL-LEWA LEBANESE NEWSPAPER, WHICH WAS PUBLISHED TODAY, DR. KHOJA SAID THAT THERE ARE CONTINUOUS ENDEAVORS AND CALLS FOR THE POLITICAL PARTIES IN LEBANON TO EXERCISE SELF-CONTROL AND RESPOND TO PRESIDENT NABIH BERRI'S CALL TO HAVE CONSULTATION IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES. HE ALSO ASSERTED THAT THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA IS KEEN TO BE ALWAYS CLOSE TO ALL PARTIES DUE TO ITS ARAB, ISLAMIC AND INTERNATIONAL POSITION. "HOWEVER, THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA IS NOT A PART OF THE INTERNAL POLITICAL MOVEMENT," DR. KHOJA SAID. DR. KHOJA CALLED UPON ALL POLITICAL LEADERS TO EXERCISE WISDOM, AVOID ESCALATION AND PUT THE INTEREST OF LEBANON ABOVE EVERY THING. ABOUT THE VISIT OF GENERAL MICHEL AOUN, DR. KHOJA POINTED OUT THAT THE VISIT INVITATION WAS OFFERED TO GENERAL AOUN WHO PROMISED TO VISIT THE KINGDOM SOON. DR. KHOJA WONDERED ABOUT REPORTS THAT SUGGESTED THAT SAUDI ARABIA IS SUPPORTING A PROPOSAL FOR EXPANDING THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT AS A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE CURRENT CRISIS. "THE KINGDOM IS KEEN NOT TO INTERFERE IN THE LEBANESE AFFAIRS, AND ITS ROLE IS TO ENHANCE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LEBANESE PEOPLE," DR. KHOJA SAID.
