Oct 31, 2016, 4:18 PM

FM spox. hails Aoun as Lebanese president

FM spox. hails Aoun as Lebanese president

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry spokesperson has congratulated Michel Naim Aoun on his election to Lebanese presidency.

Mr. Bahram Ghasemi told the press in his Monday session on Lebanese presidential elections that the political solidarity and convergence evident in election of president was a great leap forward in strengthening of democracy and political stability in Lebanon; “after almost 2 and half years of extended political activity, Lebanese political arena has hit a great agreement on a position which had been abandoned empty; the election to the president of Michael Aoun is an indication that Lebanon is still a place where different ethnic and religious groups would live a life of peaceful coexistence, and where political problems would find solutions through dialogue,” Ghasemi added.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran hails the political development in Lebanon as the beginning of a period of flourishment of country where it would improve relations with Iran as well,” he concluded.

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