Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Tehran on Sunday and said that Zionism and terrorism are two major threats to the Middle East, calling for resistance against the duo.
Rouhani added that the Islamic Republic would always stand by the Lebanese government, nation and the resistance movement.
He hailed the recent victories made by the Lebanese people against the Zionists and terrorists and said the Arab nation has managed to repel such threats through resistance.
He added that unity among Shia and Sunni Muslims as well as Christians in Lebanon can serve as a good model for the reinforcement of unity and coherence in other countries.
The Iranian president also said Tehran and Beirut have always enjoyed cordial and friendly relations and stressed the importance of further strengthening of cooperation in all fields.
The Lebanese parliament speaker, for his part, said Iran is a powerful country in the region and cannot be isolated.
Berri, who is in Tehran to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the President Rouhani, added that high turnout of the Iranian nation in the recent presidential election displayed the Islamic Republic’s power to the world, particularly the US.
Source: Press TV
