Geagea returns to Beirut after meeting Hariri, key Saudi officals

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Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea returned to Beirut on Tuesday from his trip to Riyadh where he held talks with former Prime Minister Saad Hariri and a number of high-ranking Saudi officials, said a statement by the LF .

Geagea and Hariri held lengthy and comprehensive meetings on the situation in Lebanon and the region, the statement said

Geagea also met with Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz ( who is also the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior), Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, Minister of Defense Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz, head of the Saudi General Intelligence Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz.

Hariri urged the Arab League on Monday to seek a “no-fly zone” over Syria, stressing that “everything must be done” to stop what he called a “massacre.

” “The Arab League should go to the U.N. and (seek) a no-fly zone (over Syria) and if Russia vetoes (the resolution) then a joint Arab League force should be formed along with Turkey,” Hariri said on his Twitter page.

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