Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Saturday met with visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora in the northern Egyptian coast city of Alexandria.
During the one-hour meeting, the two leaders discussed the current situation in Lebanon and the bilateral ties between the two countries, the Egyptian official MENA news agency reported.
At a news conference with his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Nazef after the talks, Seniora said his meeting with Mubarak is "fruitful and positive."
Mubarak reiterated Egypt's full support for Lebanon to overcome its problems and highlighted the importance of boosting cooperation between the two sides, Seniora said.
They also talked about a recent agreement between Lebanon and Syria to set up diplomatic ties, said the report.
On Wednesday, Lebanon and Syria agreed to establish diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level, said a declaration after the summit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Lebanese counterpart Michel Suleiman.
Meanwhile, during Saturday's meeting, Mubarak and Seniora also tackled the cooperation between Cairo and Beirut in the field of energy and means of increasing bilateral trade, the Lebanese prime minister said.
Nazef, for his part, said at the press conference that Egypt would support the reconstruction of Lebanon and supply the country with electricity and gas.
Nazef said the energy ministers of Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon will meet next week on a plan to provide Lebanon with energy, promising that an exact date for the arrival of Egyptian gas and electricity to Lebanon will be announced soon.
Seniora, who arrived in Egypt Saturday on a two-day visit, also met Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa on the Lebanese situation.
Source:Xinhua
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