Iran President: Lebanon has changed power equations in Mideast
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Beirut, Oct 13, IRNA -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that Lebanon has changed the balance of power to the detriment of the enemies in the Middle East.
President Ahmadinejad made the remarks at a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Michel Suleiman in Beirut.
Saluting the struggle of the Lebanese people, government and army in face of Zionists enemies aggressions, President Ahmadinejad said that Lebanon is the source of honor for the Middle East region.
President Ahmadinejad also called for liberation of the Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian territories from occupation.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad leading a high-ranking delegation arrived to cheers from crowds of adoring Lebanese people in this Arab nation for his first state visit.
Later Wednesday evening, the Iranian President is scheduled to appear at a rally in the Hezbollah stronghold Dahiyeh, a southern Beirut suburb attacked by Israeli warplanes during the war in 2006. Dinner is to be spent with Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
Iran is expected to sign a $450 million loan agreement to fund Lebanese electricity and water projects, and some Lebanese officials say they expect President Ahmadinejad to help fund Lebanon's army.
After the cross-border clash in August between Lebanon and Israel, some U.S. lawmakers said they would block Washington's funding of the Lebanese military.
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