Fayyad Meets with Egyptian PM in Cairo
Lebanon’s Energy Minister Walid Fayyad met Tuesday morning in Cairo with Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, in the presence of Egypt’s Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Tarek El-Molla and Lebanon’s Ambassador to Egypt Ali al-Halabi.
Madbouly started the meeting by expressing Egypt’s wishes of success for Lebanon’s new government, stressing that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi always instructs ministers to “offer all possible support to Lebanon, especially in this critical period that it is going through.”
Fayyad for his part lauded Egypt’s role in the region, demonstrating the outcome of his talks with his Egyptian counterpart on the issue of “transferring Egyptian gas to Lebanon to contribute to resolving the electricity crisis.”
He added that “the Lebanese government is looking forward to boosting and activating cooperation with Egypt during the coming period.”
Source: Naharnet
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