Priority for Lebanese State Sovereignty, Respecting Institutions
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu Al Ghayt stressed on Thursday after meeting U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams in Cairo that Egypt is fortifying its connections with the concerned Lebanese parties to help in facilitating the formation of the new government.
"The priority is for the sovereignty of Lebanon and the respect for its constitutional institutions," said the Egyptian Foreign ministry spokesman.
The spokesman also said that "Abu Al Ghayt was keen to point to the importance of moving faster to restore Lebanon”s sovereignty on all of its occupied territories, with working on halting the continuous violations against its land and airspace in conjunction with U.N.”s related resolutions".
"Williams, on his part, was keen to inform the FM about the contacts made lately in the frame of preparing the new report of the U.N. secretary-general regarding the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701," said the Egyptian Foreign ministry spokesman.
Williams expressed U.N.”s interest in knowing the Egyptian point of view regarding Lebanon considering the major position and role of Egypt in the region.
U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon was touring Egypt for discussions with the Egyptian capital and the Arab League regarding the current situation and political scene in Lebanon.
This visit to Egypt is the second for Williams, knowing that he had visited Cairo for the first time during November 2008 prior to a previous report about Lebanon which he submitted to U.N.”s general-secretary.