Lebanese Industry and Trade Minister Hussein al Haj Hassan received on Monday Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Mohamed Badr El Din Zayed to discuss bilateral relations.

The meeting went over efforts to enhance economic relations, the outcome of the recent Egyptian-Lebanese business forum, and the developments in Lebanon and the region, Zayed told MENA.

During the meeting, Zayed highlighted Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's statements during his recent talks with Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al Rai on the importance of finding a way out of the current presidential vacuum in Lebanon.