Lebanon's foreign minister said on Friday he was forming a group to heal a diplomatic rift with Saudi Arabia that saw the kingdom order the Lebanese ambassador to leave within 48 hours and ban all Lebanese imports.
The Saudi steps came in response to critical comments made by a Lebanese minister about the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen.
Lebanon's foreign minister Abdullah Bou Habib said in a statement the situation with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries was not a crisis, adding that it could be solved through dialog.