Ghalibaf says Iran to back any 'unanimous' Lebanese decision
Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said from Beirut that Iran “will support any decision made unanimously by the Lebanese government and people and the Lebanese resistance (Hezbollah).”
“I hope this visit will lead to further relations of cooperation between Iran and Lebanon, especially as the new government begins its work,” Ghalibaf said after meeting with Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain el-Tineh.
“For Lebanon to be prosperous and stable, it is necessary to for unanimity to be present among the various components of the Lebanese people, including the government, the people and the resistance,” Ghalibaf added.
Ghalibaf, the accompanying delegation and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had earlier on Sunday taken part in the funeral of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashem Safieddine at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in Beirut.
Source: Naharnet
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