Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said that Egypt fully supported and backed "all sects of the Lebanese people without exception," the official MENA news agency reported on Wednesday.

Mubarak made the remarks in his press statements on his way back home after a lightening visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

Egypt was very keen on preserving Lebanon's unity and sovereignty and was making its utmost to reach a ceasefire, MENA quoted him as saying.

Mubarak said Egypt was well aware how dangerous the situation was, warning against a looming disaster in the region if conditions deteriorated any further.

The only solution was to reach an immediate ceasefire and tried to settle all problems, he said, adding that Egypt advised everyone not to be carried away and seek miscalculated adventures.

Egypt was taking decisions in accordance with the interests of the Arab nation and with accurate assessment of all the circumstances and consequences, said the veteran president.

On Tuesday's Egyptian-Saudi summit, Mubarak said that Egypt and Saudi Arabia shared identical views regarding the dangerous situation that the Lebanese people were facing.

Both countries adopt the same stance regarding the need to reach an immediate ceasefire and halt all military operations against the Lebanese people, Mubarak added.

The Egyptian stance was a national one based on Egypt's interest and keen on Arab interests, Mubarak emphasized, adding that the country's decision is purely Egyptian and not subject to any pressure.

Mubarak also dismissed speculation that Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia had formed an alliance on Lebanon.

The English daily Egyptian Gazette quoted Mubarak, before his departure from Saudi Arabia after the visit, as saying that Egypt was not a supporter of alliances.

The Hezbollah-Israel conflict in Lebanon entered its 15th day since the Israeli troops launched military assault against Lebanon on June 12 in the wake of the capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah in cross-border attacks.

Some 400 Lebanese and more than 40 Israelis have been killed in the 15-day-old confrontations as tens of thousands of foreign nationals have been fleeing Lebanon.

Source: Xinhua