Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed on Sunday with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib bilateral relations and ways to bolster Egyptian and Arab efforts to support Lebanon.
During talks held on the sidelines of the consultative meeting of the Arab foreign ministers, currently hosted by Kuwait, the two officials also tackled the latest Lebanese political developments.
Shoukry stressed that Egypt's participation in the meeting aims at maintaining consultations with Arab countries to confront common challenges.
On Saturday, Shoukry met with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah for talks on relations between their countries.
Following the meeting, the Egyptian FM underscored the strong relations that unite their countries and peoples, and the importance of continuing to work on developing areas of bilateral cooperation in line with the deeply-rooted relations and the directives of the two countries’ leaderships.
Kuwait is current chair of the 156th session of the League Council at the level of Foreign Ministers.
Shoukry expressed Egypt’s hope to host this year the 13th session of the Egyptian-Kuwaiti Joint Ministerial Committee, which is the most comprehensive framework for promoting the various aspects of relations between the two countries, said the FM’s spokesperson, Ahmed Hafez.
Shoukry emphasized Egypt’s firm rejection of any interference in the affairs of Arab countries.
For his part, the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister stressed his country’s appreciation of Egypt’s role as a mainstay of security and stability in the region.
He also expressed Kuwait’s support for the tangible developmental boom that Egypt is witnessing, and for all that preserves Egypt’s security and stability, and achieves the interests of both countries and their aspiration towards further prosperity and development.
