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Iran, Lebanon Share Political Stance on Restoring Regional Stability

Head of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi in a meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Sa'ad Hariri in Beirut on Sunday underlined that Iran and Lebanon share views on the need for political solutions to the regional crises.

News ID: 426369

Date: 08 January 2017 - 21:33

RNA - "Iran and Lebanon attach great importance to sustainable security in region and settling conflicts in Muslim countries," Boroujerdi said during the meeting in the Lebanese capital today.

The senior Iranian lawmaker further emphasized that the two countries have a common position on the political settlement of the Syria crisis.

"There is no doubt that stability and security in Syria reflect positively on security and stability in Lebanon, in Iran and the region in general; the shameful and heinous acts carried out by the terrorist and extremist groups are not related to the religion of Islam by any means," Boroujerdi added.

He pointed to the status quo of Iran-Lebanon relations, and said, "Iran is ready to build on the bright, positive and constructive political circumstances that have arisen in Lebanon.”

The Lebanese prime minister, for his part, warned against the threat of Israel for the Muslim countries, and said, "Muslim nations should close their ranks in the face of Israeli attempts to take advantage of rifts among Muslim countries and threatening the Middle East."

He, meantime, said that Muslim unity serves as a prelude to the establishment of a major Islamic Economic Bloc.

He urged the Muslim countries to unite to pave the way for the establishment of a major economic bloc.

"We need to put aside our differences and focus on mutual interests instead; cooperation among Muslim countries can result in forming a major economic bloc," Hariri added.

Hariri further underlined his resolve to reinforce relations between Beirut and Tehran in all areas, specially in economy and trade, calling for measures to remove the obstacles to the expansion of bilateral ties.

In relevant remarks on Saturday, Boroujerdi and Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in a meeting in Beirut discussed the latest regional developments.

During the meeting in the Lebanese capital, Boroujerdi and Hezbollah chief exchanged views on Lebanon's developments and the Syrian crisis.

The two sides underlined the need for adopting a political solutions to the regional crises.

Boroujerdi is in Beirut at the head of a parliamentary delegation to hold talks with the senior Lebanese officials.

On December 28, Lebanon’s national unity government headed by Prime Minister Saad Hariri won a vote of confidence in parliament.

The new cabinet was announced on December 18, less than two months after the country's parliament elected Michel Aoun, a Christian politician, as president. Aoun’s election ended a 29-month-long political stalemate in the country.

Before visiting Lebanon, the Iranian parliamentary delegation paid a visit to Syria, where they held talks with senior Syrian officials, including President Bashar al-Assad, Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem and Parliament Speaker Hadiya Khalaf Abbas.

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