Egypt continues to exert efforts to ease tensions and prevent a new Israeli war on Lebanon as part of an initiative kicked off by its foreign minister Badr Abdelatty during a visit to Beirut two weeks ago.
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly is scheduled to visit Beirut next week.
Cairo’s Ambassador to Lebanon Alaa Moussa held talks with President Joseph Aoun on Friday on regional and international developments and their impact on Lebanon.
They tackled the role Egypt is playing to de-escalate the situation.
Madbouly’s visit, Moussa said, aims to send messages of support to Lebanon.
The ambassador told reporters at the Baabda presidential palace that he briefed Aoun on Egypt’s efforts to ease the tensions in southern Lebanon and search for a suitable outcome that averts an escalation.
Following his visit, Abdelatty contacted various regional and international parties, including the United States, to brief them on his trip to Beirut, he added.
“We received some encouraging responses and we are working accordingly,” he revealed.
“He said the signs are good, even if the road is still long,” he stressed.
“We have no choice but to work towards steering Lebanon clear of any development in the Israeli assaults against it,” Moussa remarked. “We must maintain work with regional and international partners.”
“It seems we are headed on the right path and we must forge ahead. We cannot guarantee anything, but we are working on easing the tensions ... this is the main goal,” he went on to say.
