Saudi prince criticizes Jumblatt
Saudi Arabia-Lebanon, Politics, 1/23/2006

Chairman of the Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND) of Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud has strongly criticized Lebanese MP Walid Jumblat, describing him as moody.

In an interview broadcasted by Lebanese New TV Satellite Channel on Saturday, prince Talal said Jumblat is a fickle person, recalling Jumblat frenzy campaign against Saudi Arabia in the past.

Talal described Lebanese Hizbullah Party as a national resistance.

He pointed out to the presence of a Saudi initiative regarding Lebanon, expressing surprise at statements of some Lebanese figures which considered the Saudi initiative as a Syrian work paper.

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