ALEXANDRIA - Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora said on Saturday that Egypt would supply his energy-starved country with electricity and gas, following talks with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak.

"We are coordinating our efforts with (Egyptian) Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and the relevant ministers in Egypt in order to enable Egyptian electricity and gas to reach Lebanon as soon as possible," Siniora told reporters at a joint news conference with Nazif in the northern city of Alexandria.

Siniora said energy ministers from both countries would hold meetings over the next few days to begin drafting agreements.

Electricity is a constant concern for the Lebanese government, which allocates the third largest slice of its budget, after debt servicing and salaries, to power supply.

The country suffers daily power outages, including in the capital Beirut where many businesses and apartment blocks have bought generators to tide them over during lengthy blackouts.