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Wednesday 02 Mar 2016 - 11:45 Makkah mean time-22-5-1437
Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awad Assiri, center, receives clerics during their visit to express their solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at the Saudi Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. Image from AP
Beirut, (IINA) - The Association of Muslim Scholars in Lebanon (AMSL) called upon the government to apologize to Saudi Arabia and the Arab states for the hostile Lebanese positions resulting from the increased influence of Iran-backed Hezbollah in the official affairs of the country, Arab News reported.
The association blamed Foreign Minister Gibran Bassil for acting at the behest of Hezbollah, which is harming Beirut’s relations with all Arab countries, and called on the Lebanese government for his dismissal and a retreat from such damaging positions on behalf of Lebanon.
The remark came during a meeting between Yahya Al-Daouk, vice Chairman of the association, and Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary General Abdullah bin Abdul Mohsin Al-Turki on Monday at MWL headquarters in Makkah.
Al-Daouk further said that the association is interested in cooperating with MWL and seeks to take advantage of its expertise in serving Islam.
He thanked the MWL secretary general for readiness to cooperate with the association to unify Muslims.
Al-Daouk also briefed Al-Turki on the aims and objectives of the association, and the aspirations, which revolve around uniting Muslims and removing all differences among them, paying attention to the issues and problems they face; addressing these concerns in accordance with Islamic principles; maintaining the identity of the Sunni community in Lebanon; and consolidating the values of Islam to coexist and deal on the basis of truth and justice for all.
SM/IINA
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