Egypt Worried over Syria, Opposition Support for Hariri Premiership
Egypt has expressed "concern" over the welcome that Saad Hariri”s designation for the premiership received from Syria and the opposition, the Lebanese An Nahar daily reported Saturday.
"Egypt does not hide its preference for interim Premier Fouad Saniora to return to his position," it said.
It said that Lebanese figures who had met in Cairo with one of the most prominent Egyptian officials, also an expert on the Lebanese file, "returned with impressions implying that the chances of Saniora returning to the premiership were high."
The Egyptian official said that "despite the Doha agreement, Saniora stuck to managing the negotiations and did not offer any significant compromises in the formation of the present government."
On another note, the Lebanese figures returned to Lebanon carrying "two messages: in the first Egypt reaffirms its support for President Michel Suleiman and stresses the significance of his role. In the second, it expressed concern over the renewed Syria role in Lebanon."