RIYADH, Jun 08, 2010 (AFP) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri held talks with Saudi King Abdullah on Tuesday as Arab states continued to seethe over Israel's deadly attack on a Gaza aid flotilla, the state news agency SPA said.
Hariri and Abdullah discussed "regional and international events and bilateral cooperation," SPA said.
The meeting came in the wake of Hariri's May 31 visit to Damascus, part of ongoing efforts by both Beirut and Riyadh to bridge longstanding differences with Syria.
Syria dominated Lebanon for nearly three decades until April 2005 when it pulled its troops out under international pressure following the assassination of Hariri's father, Rafiq Hariri, who was very close to the Saudi royal family.
Syria was accused of complicity in the murder, though Damascus has denied any involvement.
The two leaders' meeting also follows the May 31 Israeli military intervention to stop an aid flotilla for blockaded Gaza that left nine activists dead.
Pro-Palestinian activists in Lebanon and the Shiite militant group Hezbollah have been pressing for new action against Israel in the wake of the incident.
On Saturday, two pro-Palestinian non-governmental organisations in Lebanon launched a campaign for funds to buy a boat to sail for Gaza next week with Arab and foreign journalists on board.
On Friday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah called for a second "Freedom Flotilla" for Gaza.
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