Egyptian foreign minister holds phone talks with Salam

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, in a phone call with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, affirmed Cairo's “support for Lebanese national institutions in fulfilling their full responsibilities to maintain the security and stability of their country,” the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said.

Abdelatty expressed his welcome for Lebanon's announcement regarding the completion of the first phase of the plan to confine weapons to the state south of the Litani River, considered this a step that "reflects a clear commitment to strengthening state sovereignty and consolidating the role of its legitimate institutions."

According to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Abdelatty emphasized Cairo's full rejection of any infringement on Lebanon's sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity. He stressed the necessity of the "full and non-selective implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701 to ensure the immediate and complete withdrawal of Israeli forces and the cessation of all violations of Lebanese sovereignty."

During the call, the Egyptian Foreign Minister also expressed absolute rejection of any attempts at military escalation that affect the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon.