athens cyprus wednesday say would try help defuse crisis neighbor lebanon prime minister saad al-hariri make unexpected stopover island tuesday night cyprus announce move shortly hariri shelve decision resign request lebanon president michel aoun ease impasse stir tensions around middle east hariri meet cypriot president nicos anastasiades larnaca airport 45 minutes late tuesday way back lebanon first visit home since unexpectedly announce nov. would resign broadcast saudi arabia common objective stability lebanon stability area within context ... president republic undertake initiatives precisely promote objective stability lebanon cypriot government spokesman nikos christodoulides say christodoulides say anastasiades initiatives would direct toward european union neighbor state specific cyprus uniquely place member state european union also maintain excellent relations neighbor position broadly recognize would allow us work achieve stability lebanon say island perch edge middle east broadly consider neutral safe otherwise volatile region take thousands lebanese flee civil war 1970s successfully mediate end 39-day siege church nativity bethlehem israeli force suspect palestinian militants tuesday anastasiades receive invitation visit saudi arabia christodoulides say immediately clear connect crisis though cypriot government officials tell reuters visit plan time cyprus say plan help defuse lebanese crisis