Saudi Ambassador offers condolences and sympathy

Beirut, September 12, SPA -- Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohyeddin Khoja,
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Lebanon, made a
telephone call today to Lebanon's Minister of Youth and Sports Talal
Arsalan, expressing condolences and sympathies on the death of Salih
Al-Aridhi, member of the Political Bureau of the Lebanese Democratic
Party who was recently slain in a car bomb attack in the town of
Baysour in Jabal Lebnan (mount of Lebanon).

The Ambassador made similar telephone calls to the President of the
Lebanese Democratic Gathering and Parliament member Waleed Jumblatt;
the Minister of Public Works and Transport Ghazi Al-Aridhi and the
father of the deceased Sheikh Farhan Al-Aridhi.

During the calls, the Ambassador condemned the explosion crime
targeting Salih Al-Aridhi, a Lebanese political leader, and suggested
that this criminal act is an attempt for destabilization and foiling
of the march of dialogue and reconciliation among the Lebanese
people.

The Ambassador also reaffirmed the support of the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia for the sisterly country of Lebanon and its people, including
all its groups.
--SPA