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France's Macron makes surprise Saudi visit amid Lebanon crisis French President Emmanuel Macron has paid an unscheduled visit to Saudi Arabia amid an escalating crisis between the kingdom and Lebanon. His trip comes days after Lebanese PM Saad Hariri resigned while in Riyadh, saying he feared for his life. Foes Saudi Arabia and Iran have accused each other of fuelling instability in Lebanon and the wider region. Mr Macron and Saudi officials also discussed the crisis in Yemen, where Riyadh is leading a war against rebels. France has historical ties with Lebanon, as it was given the mandate to run the country before Lebanese independence during World War Two. - Lebanon caught in crosshairs of Saudi-Iran tension - Riyadh's night of long knives and long-range missiles - Profile: Lebanon's Hezbollah The French president was in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday to open the Louvre Abu Dhabi, a spin-off of the famous Paris art museum. Ahead of his two-hour visit to Riyadh, Mr Macron said all Lebanese officials should live freely, "which means having a very demanding stance on those who could threaten any leader". No details of the alleged plot against Mr Hariri have been made public. Uncertainty surrounds Mr Hariri's circumstances, amid rumours he was being held in Riyadh. Mr Macron said on Thursday he had had informal contact with Mr Hariri, without giving details, while France's foreign minister said France believed Mr Hariri was able to move freely. Mr Hariri said in a TV broadcast on Saturday that he was stepping down because of the unspecified threat to his life. In the video statement, Mr Hariri also attacked Hezbollah, which is politically and militarily powerful in Lebanon, and Iran. There are fears Lebanon could become embroiled in a wider regional confrontation between major Sunni power Saudi Arabia and Shia-dominated Iran. Mr Macron is a keen supporter of the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, which both the Saudis and the Trump administration have heavily criticised. Before going to Saudi Arabia, Mr Macron said that he had heard "very harsh opinions" on Iran from Saudi Arabia, which did not match his own view. "It is important to speak with everyone," he added. But an official communiqué from his office following the visit did not say Iran was among the matters discussed, French newspaper Le Monde reported. Tensions between Saudi Arabia, Iran and Lebanon have soared since Mr Hariri announced his resignation. On Thursday, Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies told their citizens in Lebanon to leave the country immediately. It came after Riyadh accused Iran of "direct military aggression", saying it supplied a missile which it says was fired by Hezbollah at Riyadh from Yemen on Saturday. Iran has dismissed the Saudi allegations as "false and dangerous".
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फ्रान्सका राष्ट्रपति साउदी अरेबियामा अचानक घोषणा गरिएको भ्रमण अन्तर्गत साउदी अरेबिया पुगेका फ्रान्सका राष्ट्रपति एम्यानुएल मक्रोंले, साउदी नेताहरुसँगको भेटवार्तामा लेबनानको स्थिरताको महत्वबारे जोड दिने बताएका छन्। लेबनानसँग फ्रान्सको निकट सम्बन्ध रहेको छ। साउदी दबाबका कारण, रियादबाटै लेबनानका प्रधानमन्त्री साद ह्यारिरिले राजीनामा दिएको आंशका व्यक्त भइरहँदा मक्रों त्यहाँ पुगेका हुन्। विश्लेषकहरुले साउदी अरेबिया र उसको मुख्य प्रतिद्वन्द्वी इरानबीचको बृहत द्वन्द्वमा लेबनान तानिएको टिप्पणी गरेका छन्। साउदी अरेबीयाले आफ्ना नागरिकहरुलाई तत्कालै लेबनान छाड्न भनेको छ। तनाव साउदी विदेशमन्त्रालयले कुनै पनि देशबाट लेबनानको यात्रा नगर्न पनि आफ्ना नागरिकलाई भनेको छ। साउदी विदेशमन्त्रालयको पछिल्लो आग्रहले लेबनानमा थप तनाव चर्काउने देखिन्छ। प्रधानमन्त्री साद ह्यारिरि र उनको अवस्थाबारे त्यहाँ चासोहरु बढिरहेका छन्। उनको आफ्नै राजनीतिक गुट 'द फ्युचर मुभमेन्ट'ले लेबनानको शासन पद्धति कायम राख्न साउदी अरेबियाबाट उनी देश फर्कनुपर्ने बताएको छ। लेबनानका पूर्व प्रधानमन्त्री फुवाद असिनियोरा भन्छन्, "प्रधानमन्त्री र हाम्रा राष्ट्रिय नेता साद ह्यारिरि लेबानानको आन्तरिक र बाह्य सन्तुलनको सम्मानलाई सुनिश्चित गर्न स्वदेश फर्कन जरुरी छ।" लेबनानका विदेशमन्त्रीले टिवटरमा साउदी अरेबिया लक्षित कडा टिप्पणीमा आफ्ना नेताको भनेर चुन्ने जिम्मेवारी लेबनानी जनताको भएको उल्लेख गरेका छन्। धेरै लेबनानीहरुले ह्यारिरिलाई पद छाड्न साउदी अरेबियाले दबाब दिएको ठानेका छन्। सन्तुलन यसैबीच मध्यपूर्वको भ्रमणमा रहेका फ्रान्सका राष्ट्रपति केही घण्टा अघि मात्रै अप्रत्याशित रुपमा घोषणा गरिएको एउटा भ्रमण अन्तर्गत साउदी अरेबिया पुगेका छन्। उनले साउदी नेताहरुसँग लेबनानका बारेमा कुरा गर्ने बताएका छन्। उनले साउदी नेतृत्वलाई यमनमा भोकमरी नियन्त्रणका लागि सघाउन पनि आग्रह गर्ने बताएका छन्। साउदी नेतृत्वको गठबन्धनले हुथी विद्रोहीसम्म अस्त्रको पहुँच पुग्नबाट रोक्न बन्दरगाहहरु बन्द गरेको छ। विश्लेषकहरुले साउदी अरेबीया र इरानबीचको शक्ति संघर्षमा यमनजस्तै गरी अब लेबनान पनि तानिन लागेको बताएका छन्।