Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs has expressed optimism that Doha agreement between the majority and the opposition in Lebanon would constitute a starting point towards a prosperous and stable future for the country. In a statement prior to his departure from Beirut after participating in the session of electing Michel Suleiman as the President of the republic of Lebanon, Prince Saud said the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud had insisted on the participation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in this historical event following reaching of the agreement of Doha by the Lebanese brethren under the patronage of its Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani and continuous and intensive efforts exerted by Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem Al-Thani, the Qatari Premier and Foreign Minister, and who is the Head of the Arab quartet assigned to tackle the Lebanese situation in cooperation with the Arab League's Secretary General Amr Mousa, who has been preoccupied by the Lebanese situation. Prince Saud hoped that Doha agreement would constitute a starting point towards a prosperous and stable future for Lebanon, and it is hoped that the Lebanese with all of their sects and political factions will work together for the service of their country as it is stipulated in the Lebanese constitution and through their constitutional institutions on the basis of agreement among them under the umbrella of a country which imposes its sovereignty on all. The agreement of Doha emphasizes the fact that the solution of the Arab problems inside the Arab house is the successful way because such a solution is stemmed from Arab interests and does not reflect any foreign interests. Prince Saud said Taif agreement, which was also of an Arab trend, had succeeded in ending the civil war in Lebanon and setting up foundations for the current Lebanese constitution. --MORE
