Ahmadinejad: Lebanese Resistance is Source of Pride for People of Region
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed on Sunday that Lebanon is a “center for resistance and perseverance against occupiers.”
He said: “Lebanon's resistance is a source of pride for the peoples of the region and all those seeking freedom and justice.”
He made his remarks during the international loyalty to the resistance conference in Iran and on the occasion of the second anniversary of his trip to Lebanon.
“The Iranian and Lebanese people enjoy several cultural and historic similarities. They both call for peace, justice, and fraternity with all peoples,” he continued.
“They oppose regional and international occupation, oppression, and arrogance,” Ahmadinejad added.
“The Iranian and Lebanese people call for compassion, resistance, and perseverance,” he stated.
Addressing officials, he urged them to cooperate and learn from the Iranian and Lebanese experiences, emphasizing the need to bolster ties between the two countries.
“The Iranian people will always stand by the brave Lebanese people,” he declared.
The Iranian president made his remarks in light of Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's acknowledgment on October11 that his party had flew an unmanned drone over Israel on October 6.
The drone had captured photographs of “sensitive” locations in Israel and the action has sparked the condemnation of the March 14 opposition in Lebanon that has deemed the act a violation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1701 and the authority of the Lebanese state.
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