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MP: Iran’s Support For Resistance To Continue

Beirut, March 1, IRNA – Majlis head of national security and foreign policy commission underlined that Tehran will support anti-Zionist resistance in Lebanon and Syria, adding that Lebanon security is very important for Iran. Alaeddin Boroujerdi, who is in Lebanon heading a parliamentary delegation, met with Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil on Friday morning. In the meeting, in addition to the members of delegation, Iran’s Ambassador to Beirut Ghazanfar Roknabadi were present, too. After the meeting, Boroujerdi told reporters that he discussed ways of expanding ties between the two friendly countries and called for taking new steps in this concern considering establishment of a new government in Lebanon. He continued that Iranian delegation strongly condemned barbaric attack of the Zionist regime to Lebanon territory and felicitated establishment of Lebanese new government. The MP said that in the meetings with Lebanon president and foreign minister, the two sides condemned terrorist blasts in front of Iran’s embassy and cultural attaché office in Beirut, adding that terrorists should know that such acts won’t change Iran’s policy concerning support for resistance. Concerning Geneva agreement, Boroujerdi said that Iran is obliged to its commitment upon Geneva agreement and will continue talks to the end. He added that in the meetings two demands of Iran’s government and nation concerning fate of four Iranians kidnapped diplomats and Imam Mussa Sadr were presented and we said with a new government in Lebanon , we hope the issues be followed seriously. Head of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said Iran believes dispatching weapons by the US to terrorists is preparing ground for expansion of terrorism in the region and the world. He continued that the Americans should be accountable for this wrong policy, while the Europeans should realize that after Syrian crisis and return of the European terrorists, crisis will transfer to Europe. The MP said that Tehran will condemn strongly every kind of threat to Lebanese security and pointed out that we are sure that Lebanese security and military will succeed to defeat terrorists. Boroujerdi said that creators and supporters of terrorist Takfiri Group of Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham ( ISIS) should know that the dream does not come true, neither in Iraq, nor in al-Sham. Concerning Hezbollah presence in Syria, the MP said Hezbollah took the decision to defend territorial integrity and security of Lebanon two years after Syrian crisis began and many groups interfered there. He underlined that if Hezbollah had not taken the decision, now Lebanon, like Jordan would fave been a place to train terrorists and that security in Lebanon is very important for Hezbollah as part of its sovereignty . About relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Boroujerdi said that we hope to witness a principled change in the Saudi Arabia policies in the region. ˈI think some indications of these changes are felt and we welcome these changes,ˈ said Boroujerdi The Iranian parliamentary delegation arrived in Lebanon on Thursday morning to meet and discuss with Lebanese officials./end

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