, ▁and ▁ultimately ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁As ▁such , ▁he ▁participated ▁act ively ▁in ▁the ▁tri part ite ▁Al ger ia ▁- ▁Mor oc co ▁- ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁decided ▁by ▁the ▁Arab ▁Sum mit ▁in ▁Cas ab lan ca , ▁the ▁efforts ▁made ▁to ▁arrive ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Ta if ▁Ag re ement ▁to ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁Leb an ese ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Nation ▁( the ▁upper ▁house ▁of ▁Parliament ), ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁then ▁elected ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁of ▁the ▁Council . ▁Sub sequently ▁he ▁was ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Mor oc co . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁President ▁Ab del az iz ▁B oute fli ka ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Council ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁serving ▁in ▁that ▁post ▁until ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁B essa ï h ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁and ▁Special ▁Ad vis er ▁to ▁President ▁B oute fli ka , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Personal ▁Represent ative ▁of ▁the ▁President , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁He ▁died ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁months ▁later , ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 6 .