The head of the Lebanese Forces Party, Samir Geagea, met in Maarab with the Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon, Walid Bukhari, in the presence of member of the "Strong Republic" bloc, MP Melhem Riachi, and member of the party's executive committee, Joseph Jbeili. The meeting, which lasted more than an hour and a half, discussed political developments at both the Lebanese and regional levels, particularly the presidential file and the meetings of the quintet committee, as well as the importance of implementing International Resolution 1701 and controlling the borders, not to mention the recent developments in southern Lebanon. Ambassador Bukhari presented Geagea with an embroidered Saudi cloak.