During his meeting with Nawaf Salam, the Prime Minister of Lebanon, President Sisi affirmed Egypt’s full support for Lebanon’s efforts to restore stability and embark on the path of economic recovery and reconstruction. He emphasized the importance of Lebanon continuing to exert all necessary efforts to ensure the country’s stability, internal safety, and national unity.
The Egyptian President reiterated Egypt’s steadfast position in supporting Lebanon’s sovereignty and the unity and integrity of its territories. He highlighted Egypt’s ongoing intensive communications with various international and regional influential parties to ensure Lebanon’s stability, complete Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, and the importance of the international community’s support for Lebanese state institutions, particularly the army, to enable it to perform its national duties.
For his part, the Lebanese Prime Minister expressed his deep gratitude and appreciation to the Egyptian President for Egypt’s significant support to Lebanon, reflecting the deep historical ties between the two countries and peoples. He noted the ongoing efforts to hold the tenth session of the joint high committee between Egypt and Lebanon, scheduled to be held in Cairo later this year.
The Egyptian presidency stated in a statement that the meeting addressed developments in several regional files, confirming the alignment of positions between Egypt and Lebanon regarding the situation developments in the Gaza Strip. The meeting also saw a consensus on the importance of intensifying joint efforts to find political and peaceful solutions to the crises in some countries of the region, with an emphasis on respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of those countries.
The ceasefire agreement between ” ” and Israel came into effect on November 27, 2024, more than a year after Hezbollah opened what it called a “support front for the Gaza Strip.” The Israeli army was supposed to complete its withdrawal from the areas it occupied in southern Lebanon by January 26 of the previous year. However, Israel did not adhere to the deadline and maintained its military presence at five strategic points in the south, citing the protection of northern settlements as a reason, and continued to launch attacks on Lebanon from time to time.
