Abul Gheit: Whoever Wants to Mess with Lebanon Stability Will Have to Face Local, Arab Foes

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit has stressed that Lebanon will not be able to "turn the page on political assassinations forever without achieving justice," noting that stability in Lebanon was "everyone's essential demand."

"Any party that wants to mess with it (stability) will have to confront several foes -- Lebanese, Arabs and others," Abul Gheit said in an interview with Kuwaiti daily Al-Rai to be published Friday.

"Egypt is in contact with the Lebanese parties, as well as with Arab and international parties, and we're using these contacts to stress the elements of the Egyptian stance and help achieve the difficult equation: preserving stability in Lebanon together with adhering to achieving justice," he added.

Asked about what caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri was required to do during this period, Abul Gheit said: "We believe that Sheikh Saad Hariri has taken constructive and positive stances for the sake of his country throughout the past months, and it will be unfair that he be asked to endorse stances that go beyond what he has already voiced."

"Egypt totally sympathizes with Saad Hariri's position and appreciates his stances, and we believe that his vision for Lebanon can bring together the biggest number of his country's parties, and it is a vision that is supported by Egypt," the Egyptian minister stressed.