Iran Majlis speaker sends message to Nasrallah on liberation anniversary

Beirut, May 30, IRNA – Speaker of Iranˈs Parliament (Majlis) Ali Larijani has sent a message to Secretary General of Lebanonˈs Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah to felicitate the 13th anniversary of the liberation of south Lebanon from Israeli occupation. The message was submitted to Nasrollah by Iranˈs Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi in a meeting which was held here on Wednesday. Lebanese celebrated the Liberation Day on Saturday to commemorate the Zionist regime’s pullout from south Lebanon after 22 years (on May 22, 2000) as a clear military defeat forTel Aviv. According to Iranˈs Embassy in Lebanon, Larijani referred to the Zionist regime as a cancerous tumor in his message. Meanwhile, Nasrallah appreciated Iranˈs all-out support for the Lebanese Resistance, stressing that Iran played a key role in bringing victory for the resistance movement. He stressed that the resistance movement would continue its way towards achieving its goals with more power than before. Nasrallah further said the region was witnessing a critical situation. He urged regional nations to stay vigilant against enemiesˈ plots as well as conspiracies made by the Zionist regime. The two officials also discussed regional developments as well as issues of mutual interest during the meeting./end