Arab League says talks in Lebanon 'starting point' amid Gulf rift
Hossam Zaki, the Arab League’s deputy chief, also offered to travel to Saudi Arabia to help mediate the diplomatic row.
A top Arab League official said Monday that talks over ending the diplomatic spat between Lebanon and several Gulf Arab states are moving “in the right direction.”
Hossam Zaki, the Arab League's deputy chief, met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Speaker of parliament Nabih Berri on Monday in an effort to “put the crisis on the right track.”
“We do not want this situation to continue. We want a breakthrough, a detente in this relationship,” Zaki told reporters in Beirut.
“We hope the starting point for that will begin here,” he said, offering to travel to Saudi Arabia if needed.
