NNA -  Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Dr. Abdullah Bou Habib, on Friday hosted Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, and his accompanying delegation, during which they discussed political and security developments in Lebanon and the broad region.

Minister Abdelatty stressed that "his visit to Beirut comes to affirm Egypt's full support for Lebanon after the election of President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun and the designation of PM  Nawaf Salam to form the new Lebanese government, and in light of the difficult conditions that Lebanon is currently facing."

 Abdelatty stressed "the importance of adhering to the arrangements for the cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel, implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1701, and the necessity of Israel's complete withdrawal from the Lebanese territories it occupies."

Abdelatty also stressed "Egypt's keenness to reactivate and enhance cooperation between the two brotherly countries in various fields."

For his part, Minister Bou Habib expressed to his Egyptian counterpart “Lebanon’s appreciation for Egypt’s supportive stances towards Lebanon and the Lebanese people, and its constant standing by its side in all the crises it goes through, the latest of which was the Israeli war against it.”

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