BEIRUT: Egypt is doing all it can to prevent further escalation between Lebanon and Israel amid tension between the two neighbors over the disarmament process of the militant Hezbollah group, the country’s prime minister said Friday during a visit to the Lebanese capital.
Egypt, which signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, has been working for months to deescalate the regional tensions and Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly’s visit to Beirut comes after similar trips to the small Arab nation by Egypt’s foreign minister and intelligence chief.
“Egypt will spare no effort in continuing its tireless endeavors to keep Lebanon away from any escalation,” Madbouly told reporters during a joint briefing with his Lebanese counterpart Nawaf Salam.
Madbouly’s visit also focused on strengthening bilateral ties and addressing pressing regional developments.
Madbouly’s meetings in Beirut came as the committee monitoring the enforcement of a US-brokered ceasefire that halted the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah a year ago held another meeting Friday.
