Berri Meets Rouhani, Thanks Iran for 'Support that Led to President Election'

Speaker Nabih Berri held talks Wednesday in Tehran with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani.

“We attach great importance to your role in achieving stability in Lebanon and developing the relations between our two countries. We have no doubt that you have gone through difficult days but today the situation has improved,” Rouhani told Berri.

Berri for his part said he relayed to Rouhani the greetings of President Michel Aoun and the Lebanese people, parliament and government.

“We thanked him for all the support that happened and led to developments that were beneficial for Lebanon, such as the election of a president and the formation of a government,” Berri added.

The speaker also discussed with Rouhani and Larijani means to improve economic and agricultural ties between Lebanon and Iran, Lebanon's National News Agency said.

Berri is in Tehran for an Iran-organized conference aimed at supporting the Palestinian people.