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Geagea meets with Saudi King Salman in Jeddah

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geagea-king-salmanLebanese Forces leader  and presidential candidate Samir Geagea held talks Sunday evening with Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz at the al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, the kingdom’s news agency SPA reported

The meeting tackled “the latest developments in the Lebanese arena,” the report added

Geagea “expressed his gratitude and appreciation for  the kingdom” over “its support for Lebanon and its people and its keenness on the country’s security and stability during all circumstances,” the report  said.

The meeting was also attended by Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman, State Minister Musaed al-Ibyan, Culture  and Information Minister Adel al-Turaifi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Nizar Madani and head of General Intelligence Khaled al-Humaidan, SPA added.

geagea-king-selman 2Geagea had traveled Saturday to the kingdom for talks with “top officials,” according to his press office.

Saudi Arabia granted  the Lebanese army $4 billion within a period of 9 months between 2013 and 2014. Most of the  arms under the grants will be supplied by France

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26 responses to “Geagea meets with Saudi King Salman in Jeddah”

  1. William Petro Avatar
    William Petro

    the saudis are running lebanon through the sunni, leaving the christians, and shia right out of the lebanese government!

    1. arzatna1 Avatar
      arzatna1

      But Geagea is a Christian not a Sunni
      and the army that the saudis are supporting is for all of Lebanon

      1. Watan Avatar
        Watan

        This is true. however. . . where the hell are the arms ??? we are waiting and waiting. . . by the time the bribe have been paid along the way, we will end up with 4 slingshots a bow and arrow and maybe a box of marbles ( courtesy of the ones that Aoun has lost)

        1. arzatna1 Avatar
          arzatna1

          You are obviously not following up on the reports of deliveries of the arms.
          Don’t forget also that the army has been busy using them.
          Some French sophisticated arms need a long lead time.
          I didn’t know Aoun had any ( marbles) to start with .

        2. Tk Avatar
          Tk

          Watan, you are asking about the arms for the lebanese army and I had the same question. the reality or truth is , unfortunately, hizbullah and its mullah’s and Iran are concerned about a strong lebanese army.

        3. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          The USA DELIVERED … you need to read news reports …

          1. man-o-war Avatar
            man-o-war

            Yeah, but I thought the arms deal was for France to supply the weapons. They have received weapons from France, a drop in the bucket of what is supposed to be delivered.
            Maybe they’re giving daesh more time to strengthen along the border.

          2. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            We know ‘Les Francaise’ are not the Premier Huge Warrior crowd … takes them some time to make these things. Mind you, they could sub-contract. 😉

          3. man-o-war Avatar
            man-o-war

            France is a major weapons producer/supplier to countries around the world.

          4. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Ahh .. 5th place .. L’Amour, toujours L’Amour … ;-)))

          5. man-o-war Avatar
            man-o-war

            Yay 5th! Lol
            They’re busy drinking wine and eating cheese. Damn you FRANCE! I’m a little jealous

          6. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            You should be … 😉 5th isn’t bad, actually … :-)))

          7. Watan Avatar
            Watan

            Hi 5th, the USA ALWAYS delivers. . Yet no one seems to notice (and the March 8 crowd still complain about the west. . ) Im still waiting on the real guts for the Army. . New tanks, LAW’s, proper heavy machine guns , choppers and heat seeking laser guided missiles. . not to mention, the fact that we should have accepted the mig 29’s from Russia yearsago and not asked for choppers. . we need air power

          8. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Hard to cruise the hills and gullies with jets … choppers work better in the terrain, I think.
            AND they work better ‘FOR THE PEOPLE’ in Search & Rescue, when they don’t need to be used for killing.

          9. Watan Avatar
            Watan

            True, I guess I just like the “deterrent ” aspect of having an air force ( even if its only 10 MiGs ) but yes, choppers do work well in Lebanon, think Nahar il barid and bombing missions. . Although maybe the MiGs would have been better suited there. . ahh im rambling now. . .
            Lets just get a friggen strong Army! no more “private armies and cowboys” a strong united Lebanese army to defend and repel boarders. . I do like the idea that was floated a while back. . the Switzerland of the mid east (Paris was so 1960’s) we have a banking system that is like the Swiss, might as well be neutral like them also. .

          10. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Yes Watan .. the Swiss have impregnable caves with a military presence OF the country … and stay neutral. No ‘glorious resistance’ at all. Except to making ‘new citizens’. 😉
            Very smart, those Swiss … and the cheese is excellent.

          11. Watan Avatar
            Watan

            It makes me sad. It really does. The reality you speak of is a hard truth and even harder pill to swallow. The Lebanese have let themselves be used as pawns for too long because they are too busy selling their national identity and nation. they need to understand , we don’t need someone else to tell us how to govern or run things, the Lebos as a whole are quite a clever bunch, its time they start using that collective intelligence . .

            maybe another kamil chamoun is required

          12. Hannibal Avatar
            Hannibal

            Or France’s new Rafale…

          13. Hannibal Avatar
            Hannibal

            Hmmmmmm? Humvies? Will they fly?

        4. Hannibal Avatar
          Hannibal

          Slingshots can do tons of damage in the hands of brave soldiers… especially against airplanes… 😉 😛

          1. sweetvirgo Avatar
            sweetvirgo

            Look what slingshot did to Goliath 😛

          2. Hannibal Avatar
            Hannibal

            Pure jewish myth… If it were true Goliath would have sat on little David and suffocated him to death.
            Do not forget that according to same myth God stopped the Sun from moving (and you know the sun never moved 🙂 ) so he blinds the enemies of the jews.

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