Mr. Saad Hariri received the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Sultanov in Koreitem, in presence of the Russian Ambassador Mr. Serguei Boukine.
At the end of the meeting Mr. Sultanov said: “We want to be kept abreast on the latest developments in Lebanon, because Russia is a friend of Lebanon and its people. We are aware that Lebanon’s people are now on the eve of some very important developments namely legislative elections which we hope will be successful for they will strengthen national conciliation and Lebanon’s sovereignty.
We will certainly help and support you, hoping that our relations with Lebanon will always stay good and fruitful.
Finally I want to restate that Late Prime Minister Mr. Rafic Hariri contributed a lot in advancing relations between Russia and Lebanon, and between Russia and some Arab countries. We will not forget this.”