BEIRUT, Dec 4 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Information Minister, George Kordahi, yesterday submitted his resignation, around one month following a diplomatic row between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, over his comments criticising the Saudi-led coalition’s involvement in the Yemen war, al-Jadeed local TV channel reported.
“I hope this resignation will be a door to better ties with Gulf countries,” Kordahi said, during a press conference.
He continued, “I do not accept to be used as a reason to harm Lebanon, the Lebanese in Saudi Arabia, and other Gulf countries. The interest of my country and my family is above my personal interest, so I decided to give up my ministerial position.”
Lebanese-Saudi relations have worsened, following Kordahi’s comments, as Saudi Arabia expelled the Lebanese ambassador and banned all imports from Lebanon.
Kordahi had said in a televised interview, recorded weeks before his appointment as the minister that, the Houthis in Yemen have been defending themselves in the face of external aggression for years.– NNN-NNA
