Sisi Urges Int'l Community to Show Full Support to Lebanese People

On Wednesday, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi urged the international community to show complete support to the Lebanese people, especially in light of the harsh circumstances they face during the current period, calling on Lebanese leaders to prioritize the nation’s interest, according to the Presidency's statement.

During his speech in the second virtual meeting on Lebanon, which was held four months after the Lebanese capital of Beirut was hit by an explosion that killed dozens and left hundreds of thousands homeless.

Sisi urged Lebanese leaders to settle their disputes.

The Egyptian president also called on them to accelerate efforts to form an independent government that is capable of dealing with the current challenges, preserving the resources of the Lebanese people and sparing the country from further consecutive crises.

Sisi warned against threats undermining the security and stability of Lebanon, stressing the need to spare Lebanon regional conflicts and to focus on strengthening the Lebanese state institutions, so that it can fulfill its national responsibility in achieving stability.

A number of presidents and premiers took part in the meeting, to aid Lebanon on the political, economic and humanitarian levels, in light of the ongoing hard challenges facing the Lebanese people.

The president also reaffirmed Egypt’s firm stance to support Lebanon since the blast occurred early in August, within the framework of Egypt’s responsibilities toward its brotherly Arab nations.

Egyptian support to Lebanon included launching air and sea bridges to transfer humanitarian aid and relief to Lebanon, to compensate the latter’s lost strategic stockpile of essential food.