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Lebanon invited to attend Saudi-U.S. summit

Xinhua, May 11, 2017 Adjust font size:

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri was invited Thursday to attend the Arab-Islamic-American Summit, which will be held on May 21 in Riyadh.

According to a statement issued by Hariri's press office, the Charge d'affaires of the Saudi Embassy in Lebanon, Walid Al-Bukhari, handed over to Hariri the invitation during a meeting at the Grand Serail.

"The aim of the summit is to work toward establishment of a new partnership to confront extremism and terrorism, and reinforce the values of tolerance and coexistence for the future of our generations in the Arab region," said Bujhari following the meeting.

King Abdullah II of Jordan, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou are among the leaders invited by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for the summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.

In addition, Yemeni President Abderabbo Mansour Hadi, Morocco's King Mohammed VI and the leaders of Turkey, Pakistan, Iraq and Tunisia have also received invitations.

Saudi Arabia, which is home to Islam's holiest sites, will be Trump's first foreign stop as president. Endit