Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abulghet said Wednesday his country is "ready to build the capabilities" of the Lebanese Army and the security sector.

Abulgheit, talking to reporters after meeting Premier Fouad Saniora at the Grand Serail, said such Egyptian support would help the Lebanese Army "shoulder its responsibilities."

Egypt has "major capabilities in this respect," he stressed.

Cairo, he pointed out, "has its relations with all regional and international parties and we hope to take part in calming down" the Lebanon situation.

"The message is that you have to be careful so that the situation in Tripoli does not blow up. All sides should act along calculations that do not lead to collisions between brethren and members of the one people," Abulgheit advised.

Abulgheit said he also relayed to Saniora a "message about Egypt's readiness" to support Lebanon with electric power and natural gas.

The chief of Egypt's diplomacy met President Michel Suleiman at the Baabda Palace earlier in the day and told reporters after the talks "the president is always welcome in Egypt."