18 July 2011 - 19:30

Former Lebanese president Emile Lahoud here on Tuesday praised Iran’s key role in neutralizing plots hatched by Washington and Tel Aviv in the region.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Former Lebanese president Emile Lahoud here on Tuesday praised Iran’s key role in neutralizing plots hatched by Washington and Tel Aviv in the region.
    
 In a meeting with Iran’s Ambassador to Beirut Ghazanfar Roknabadi, he appreciated the Islamic Republic’s brotherly stand towards the Lebanese nation.

He further expressed his satisfaction with the current status of resistance movement in the region, stressing that all US and Israeli conspiracies have been failed.

For his part, the Iranian envoy underlined the need for further expansion of all-out relations between the two friendly nations, adding that Tehran was determined to boost bilateral cooperation with Beirut.

He then invited Lahoud to attend the 5th Palestine conference to be held in Tehran on behalf of Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani.

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