Gamal Mubarak, the younger son of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, led a 70-strong delegation of government ministers and other officials to visit Lebanon on Tuesday, saying that it reflected Egypt's solidarity with the war- torn country.

Gamal led the delegation as the Secretary General of the ruling Egyptian National Democratic Party's Higher Council of Policies, the official MENA news agency reported.

Among the senior members of the delegation are also Minister of Trade and Industry Rashid Mohammed Rashid, Minister of Information Ahmad Nabih el-Fekki and Minister of Health and Population Hatem el-Gabali.

Upon his arrival back home in Cairo, Gamal said that his delegation held meetings with Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, Prime Minister Fouad Seniora and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.

During the talks with Seniora, the two sides discussed Lebanese reconstruction and efforts exerted by the Arab countries, especially Egypt, to rebuild Lebanon, he added.

Gamal stressed that the meetings were aimed to underline the Egyptian support to the Lebanese stance and to diplomatic efforts seeking the revision of a UN Security Council draft resolution on Lebanon, which was jointly presented by France and the U.S.

The high-profile delegation also visited an Egyptian field hospital at the campus of Beirut Arab University, which was inaugurated on Aug. 2 by Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit.

Operated by some 150 Egyptian doctors and nurses, the field hospital included three operating rooms for adults and another fully-equipped one for children.

The hospital was treating nearly 1,000-1,500 Lebanese people every day, according to Gamal.

Source: Xinhua