Lebanon's Saad al-Hariri has said he would travel to Beirut in the coming days and announce his position on the crisis in his country after holding talks with President Michel Aoun.
"With regard to the political situation in Lebanon, I will go to Beirut in the coming days, I will participate in the independence celebrations, and it is there that I will make known my position on these subjects after meeting President Aoun," Mr Hariri said after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.
Earlier Mr Hariri told Mr Aoun in a phone call from Paris that he would be in Lebanon on Wednesday for Independence Day celebrations, Mr Aoun said on Twitter.
Mr Hariri met Mr Macron at noon before attending a lunch in his honour with his wife and eldest son, a statement ;said.
Mr Macron said yesterday that he would welcome Mr Hariri to Paris as Lebanon's prime minister and expected him to return to Beirut in the "coming days, weeks".
Mr Hariri's abrupt resignation on 4 November and continued stay in Saudi Arabia has caused fears for Lebanon's stability.
His visit to France with his family is seen as part of a possible way out of the crisis.
Mr Macron has been attempting to help broker a solution to a political crisis that has raised fears over Lebanon's fragile democracy.
Okab Saqr, a member of parliament for Mr Hariri's Future Movement, had said that after Mr Hariri's visit to France he would have "a small Arab tour" before travelling to Beirut.
The crisis has thrust Lebanon into the regional rivalry pitting Saudi Arabia and its allies against a bloc led by Iran, which includes the heavily armed Lebanese Shia Hezbollah group.
Mr Aoun, a political ally of Hezbollah, has called Mr Hariri a Saudi hostage and refused to accept his resignation unless he returns to Lebanon.
Saudi Arabia and Mr Hariri say his movements are not restricted.
