France says Lebanon's Saad Hariri will arrive 'in coming days'

Paris - The development came after the office of President Emmanuel Macron said he had "invited" Hariri and his family to France.

Lebanon's former prime minister Saad Hariri will come to France "in the coming days", a source at the French presidency told AFP on Wednesday.
The development came after the office of President Emmanuel Macron said he had "invited" Hariri and his family to France.
The statement said the invitation came after Macron spoke by telephone with both the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Hariri, who announced his resignation in a statement on November 4.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun has yet to officially accept Hariri's resignation, and has said he will not do so before meeting the premier in person - in Lebanon.
France said earlier on Wednesday that Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian was to meet with Hariri on Thursday during a visit to Saudi Arabia.

• MENA