In Beirut, Egypt FM says Cairo ready for reconstruction role, urges Israeli withdrawal
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty announced Friday after meeting President Joseph Aoun in Baabda that Cairo was “extremely relieved after the finalization of the presidential election in Lebanon.”
“We are full of hope regarding the wise leadership of President Aoun,” Abdelatty added.
“We are confident that Lebanon will recover and rise … and during my meeting with President Aoun I relayed to him a message from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, which stresses full Egyptian support for Lebanon during these difficult times in the region,” the minister said.
“We discussed the Egyptian role in the reconstruction in Lebanon and Egyptian companies will be at Lebanon’s disposal to execute all recovery projects,” Abdelatty added.
Stressing “the importance of implementing Resolution 1701,” the minister said Egypt is “keen on full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon” and added that Egypt is willing to “offer aid to the army.”
“Egypt underscores the need for committing to the ceasefire agreement and we have constant contacts with Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib and France and the U.S. in this regard,” Abdelatty said.
Source: Naharnet
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