Publish Date: 13 January 2023 - 18:15

Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amirabdollahian has met and held talks with Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut.

The Iranian top diplomat arrived in Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, on Thursday to meet with Lebanese authorities.

Amirabdollahian and Nasrallah held talks on the latest regional and international developments.

The two sides discussed the latest developments in the region particularly Lebanon and Palestine.

During the meeting, they also discussed the threats posed by the Zionist regime and the readiness of the Axis of Resistance on new regional and international developments.

At a press conference on his arrival in Lebanon, Amirabdollahian said that his visit to Beirut at the invitation of the Lebanese Foreign Minister is aimed at bilateral, regional, and international consultations, including talks on the latest developments in Palestine.

He added that the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to strongly support the people, the government, the army, and the Resistance in Lebanon.

Earlier today, Amirabdollahian held talks with his Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib on bilateral, regional, and international issues.

During the meeting, he called for the Islamic Republic of Iran's support for Lebanon's stability and security.

He voiced his country's readiness to build and rebuild power plants based on the agreement between the two sides with modern technology.

The Islamic Republic of Iran strongly supports the Islamic Resistance of Lebanon and Palestine, he said, adding that Iran considers the security of Lebanon as the security of its own and the region.

Elsewhere in his remarks, he said that Iran does not interfere in Lebanon's internal affairs and believes that the Lebanese political parties have sufficient and competent experience to elect a new president of Lebanon.

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