Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdellatif Derian met, at Dar-al-Fatwa on Monday, with Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon, Waleed Bukhari, over the latest developments on the local scene and the current situation in the broader region.
During the meeting, Mufti Derian extolled Saudi Arabia’s efforts in “anchoring and consolidating the culture of centrism and moderation, supporting the causes of the Arab and Islamic nations, and advocating rights and justice in the world.”
Derian also relayed to his guest the content of the recent statement issued by the Higher Islamic Sharia Council, reiterating that “any threat against the Saudi Embassy or any other Arab embassy is a threat to the national security and peace in Lebanon.”
For his part, Ambassador Bukhari hailed the Grand Mufti as “a key symbol of national unity in Lebanon.”
He said that “the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is greatly keen on all the Islamic and Christian religious authorities,” and that it “rejects the attempts to use Islam as a cover for political purposes seeking to ignite hatred, extremism, and terrorism.”
Source: National News Agency