Libanski intelektualac Ridwan al-Sayed, savjetnik premijera svoje zemlje, izjavio je da bi priznavanje Kosova od strane arapskog svijeta bilo od koristi za Bliski Istok, jer bi služilo kao primjer samoodređenja za palestinski narod.
Lebanese scholar Ridwan al-Sayed, an adviser to his country's prime minister, said recognition of Kosovo by the Arab world would benefit the Middle East, because it would serve as an example of self-determination for the Palestinian people.