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Ahmadinejad: Lebanon, center of resistance against expansionist powers

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Oct 13, IRNA -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Lebanon was today a center for resistance and confronting excess-seeking powers.

The President made the remark while talking to reporters prior to leaving the country for Lebanon for a two-day official visit.

He said the most important objective of his trip to Lebanon is to strengthen ties between Iranian and Lebanese nations and promote fraternity between them.

Saying that Iran’s presence in any arena calls for particular conditions and brings about special situations, he noted that it was only natural for the enemies to resist such a presence. However, he stressed, Iran did not care about the enemies.

Ahmadinejad referred to boosting scientific, cultural, economic, political and tourism relations between the two countries among the most important objectives of his visit and said Iranian and Lebanese officials would discuss regional and international issues during his visit.

He said his visit was taking place in return for the visit of his Lebanese counterpart to Iran.

Stressing that ties between Iran and Lebanon has always been so strong and long-standing, the president said relations between the two countries grew stronger after the victory of the Islamic revolution in Iran.

President Ahmadinejad left Tehran for Beirut on an official visit this morning upon the invitation of Lebanon’s President Michel Suleiman and in the framework of developing political relations and deepening economic, cultural, and political cooperation.

President Ahmadinejad, during his stay in Lebanon, will meet and confer with Lebanese President, Prime Minister, Parliament Speaker and a number of political personalities.

Among other goals of the visit are signing some economic agreements, and memoranda of understanding in the fields of trade, industry, water and electricity, health, the environment and educational and scientific cooperation.

According to the Foreign Ministry sources, Ahmadinejad will also attend a number of public gatherings especially in the south of Lebanon.

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