EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Tuesday he backed Saudi efforts to resolve the political crisis in Lebanon, in a visit to Riyadh on a Middle East tour aimed at easing the stalemate.
"We support all the efforts that Saudi Arabia is making in this field as well," Solana told reporters after talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal. Solana, who arrived in Riyadh from Beirut late on Monday, added that he would consult again with the Saudi leadership after visiting Damascus on Wednesday and meeting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
At a news conference with Siniora in Beirut on Monday, Solana said he would hold "frank discussions" in Syria on its ties with Lebanon, where many people blame Damascus for a series of deadly bomb attacks.