Iranian MPs Meet Top Officials, Nasrallah amid Call for Obama 'Wisdom' on Syria
The visiting head of Iranian parliament's foreign policy committee discussed on Tuesday with top Lebanese officials and Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah the latest developments in the region.
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, who is the chairman of the committee for foreign policy and national security of the Iranian parliament, arrived in Beirut on Monday and went into separate talks with Speaker Nabih Berri and Premier-designate Tammam Salam.
The state-run National News Agency said that Boroujerdi and his accompanying delegation discussed with Nasrallah on Tuesday the regional developments, mainly in Lebanon and Syria.
Also Tuesday, the delegation met with President Michel Suleiman, Caretaker Premier Najib Miqati and Caretaker Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour.
Suleiman discussed with Boroujerdi “the dangers that could result from any foreign military intervention” in Syria, said a Baabda palace statement.
Suleiman reiterated Lebanon's rejection of military intervention and stressed it was up to the United Nations to hold responsible the parties that allegedly used chemical weapons in Syria, said the statement.
Boroujerdi said he agreed with Mansour that there was a “U.S. plot against the region's security and stability.”
He called for unity to prevent a possible disaster and expressed hope that “U.S. President Barack Obama would act wisely and would not rush in his decision on taking a military action against Syria.”
“We hope that the U.S. Congress would have the same level of self-restraint and wisdom to prevent acts that threaten the security of the region,” he said.
He made similar remarks after visiting Miqati, calling for strong efforts to prevent the crisis from spiraling out of control.
The delegation of Iranian MPs led by Boroujerdi held talks Saturday in Syria with President Bashar Assad and denounced any possible Western attack on the country over chemical weapons allegations.
But Obama shocked the world on Saturday when he decided to seek support for military action from Congress.
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