Friday, 30 May 2014

Hariri congratulates Sisi on victory


BEIRUT: Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri Friday congratulated former Egyptian army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on his landslide victory in the presidential election.


“Choosing you president for Egypt is a blessed step toward the restoration of Egypt’s leading role in the region and the Arab world,” Hariri said in a cable.


He said the Lebanese shared the Egyptian people’s joy of moving to a “promising phase of stability, progress and social justice.”


Hariri wished Sisi success in his new role, acknowledging the vast challenges facing Egypt.



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