Report: Bourjerdi's Visit a Disguise for Informal Talks with Hizbullah

The visit of Chairman of Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Alaeddin Boroujerdi to Lebanon was not a coincidence, but more to cover informal meetings that had been planned beforehand with Hizbullah to coordinate on several topics, An Nahar daily reported on Wednesday.

Ministerial sources highlighted Boroujerdi's comments after his meeting with PM Tammam Salam that lashed at Saudi Arabia. They said that he deliberately criticized the kingdom at the gate of the Grand Serail to merely embarrass Salam, added the daily.

“The Iranian diplomat's visit to Lebanon was no coincidence,” the sources said “his meeting with senior officials aimed to cover informal talks with Hizbullah to achieve several goals.”

The goals of the visit are to “coordinate efforts with Hizbullah as for the issue of the Ghajar village in light of data relating to Israel's quest to annex the town, and to hold talks with the Palestinian factions to confront efforts aiming to hold Palestinian-Israeli negotiations,” they added.

Boroujerdi's visit also “aimed to mobilize the Palestinian forces against Saudi Arabia against the backdrop of the informal dialogue between the Kingdom and Israel.”

In a speech on Friday, Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah attacked Saudi Arabia and accused it of normalizing ties with Israel. Turning to the Lebanese affairs, he called on the government to “take a stance over what is happening in the Ghajar village.”

“Israel is imposing its hegemony over a Lebanese town and no one is addressing the issue. The Israelis admit that it is Lebanese territory and so does the U.N.,” he had said.

An Israeli news website had recently revealed that Israeli authorities have informed the residents of the Lebanese part of the occupied village that Israeli construction laws would soon be imposed on the entire village.

Boroujerdi made an official visit to Lebanon on Monday where he held talks with top officials.

During his two-day visit he held meetings with Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Tammam Salam, Loyalty to the Resistance parliamentary bloc and Nasrallah.