Egyptian ambassador: Our focus has returned to the presidential file

Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Alaa Moussa has said that the attention of the five-nation group for Lebanon is now focused on resolving the country’s lengthy presidential crisis.

“We all went to deal with an urgent situation, which was the latest escalation that we witnessed” between Israel and Hezbollah following the deadly Majdal Shams incident and the assassination of Hezbollah military chief Fouad Shukur, Moussa told al-Jadeed TV.

“Today we are focusing again on the presidential file and on giving it impetus and the meeting of the Quintet’s ambassadors will be held when all ambassadors return to Beirut,” the ambassador added.

“The French drive and the meeting in Riyadh (between French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian and Saudi Royal Court adviser Nizar al-Aloula) are an important step that reflects a desire to move forward,” Moussa went on to say.

He added: “The issue is not in the quantity of initiatives, but rather in seeking common denominators in the proposed ideas in order to achieve a progress in the presidential file.”