During a speech at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu al-Gheit voiced his country’s support of Lebanese state institutions and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), several media outlets reported.
“Egypt backs all Lebanese state institutions and [opposes] Lebanese and foreign parties that want to keep Lebanon [in] political and sometimes military turmoil,” Abu al-Gheit said.
He also reiterated Cairo’s support of the STL, saying that “uncovering the identity of the parties involved in the political assassinations in Lebanon would put an end to the previous phase [of killings].”
Tension ran high in Lebanon after reports said that the STL would soon issue its indictment for the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
There are fears that should the court indict Hezbollah members, this could lead to a Sunni-Shia conflict similar to the one that brought the country to the brink of civil war in May 2008.
“Egypt backs all Lebanese state institutions and [opposes] Lebanese and foreign parties that want to keep Lebanon [in] political and sometimes military turmoil,” Abu al-Gheit said.
He also reiterated Cairo’s support of the STL, saying that “uncovering the identity of the parties involved in the political assassinations in Lebanon would put an end to the previous phase [of killings].”
Tension ran high in Lebanon after reports said that the STL would soon issue its indictment for the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
There are fears that should the court indict Hezbollah members, this could lead to a Sunni-Shia conflict similar to the one that brought the country to the brink of civil war in May 2008.
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