Progressive Socialist Party chief MP Walid Jumblat warned on Wednesday that Lebanese expatriates were in danger over what he termed as “irresponsible” remarks made by some officials.
“By irresponsible statements, (we are) endangering Lebanese abroad,” Jumblat said on Twitter.
In a series of tweets in English, he called for changing such attitude “through local consensus or understanding … for the sake of the silent majority that has nothing to do with the regional conflicts.”
Jumblat hailed the attitude of Prime Minister Tammam Salam “through this terrible havoc.”
On Monday, Salam said he will head a ministerial delegation to visit Gulf states in the near future after Saudi Arabia halted security assistance deals worth $4 billion.
The Saudi move came after Lebanon failed to back the Sunni kingdom in its spat with Shiite powerhouse Iran, the leading backer of Hizbullah.
In a statement Monday, Salam insisted Beirut stands by Arab countries.