BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said his talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have “laid the solid foundations for a new phase of relations” with the Kingdom. The two countries agreed to develop cooperation across all sectors, Aoun said after Monday’s landmark meeting — the first official Lebanese visit to the Kingdom in eight years. Before leaving Saudi Arabia for Cairo on Tuesday, Aoun sent a telegram to the crown prince, conveying “the Lebanese people’s deep appreciation for King Salman’s historic stances toward Lebanon and its people.”