France to receive Hariri as Prime Minister in Paris, even after he resigned in Saudi Arabia

- France to receive Hariri as Prime Minister in Paris, even after he resigned in Saudi Arabia.

- France's President Macron expected Hariri to arrive on Friday.

- Hariri resigned while abroad in Saudi Arabia.
President of France Emmanuel Macron has disclosed that he is set to receive the former Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri with the honours due a Prime Minister.

Hariri resigned from office after 11 months and while away in Saudi Arabia and the French President has invited him over for talks with the hope of resolving the crisis.

"I will ... welcome Prime Minister Hariri with the honours that are due to a prime minister, indeed resigned, but whose resignation hasn't yet been recognised in his country, as he hasn't been there," Macron said at a conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, on Friday.

"So nevertheless I'll welcome him as prime minister," he added.

"Prime Minister Hariri then has the intention, I believe, to return to his country in the following days or weeks. It's for him to discuss his own future but I don't have any doubts about this subject."

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