Key facts
- Lebanon's Foreign Ministry welcomed Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's expressed desire to strengthen ties.
- The ministry emphasized that relations between states must be conducted through official institutions.
- Lebanon stated that respect for sovereignty must be reciprocal.
- Araghchi met with Sheikh Ali al-Khatib, deputy head of Lebanon's Supreme Islamic Shia Council, in Tehran.
- Araghchi expressed Tehran's desire for good relations with all Lebanese groups and political currents, as well as the government.
Lebanon's Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday that it welcomes signs of interest from Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in strengthening bilateral ties. The ministry stated that Lebanon has consistently pursued good relations with all countries, including Iran, and emphasized that such relationships must be conducted through official institutions and with reciprocal respect for sovereignty.
The remarks followed a meeting in Tehran on Saturday between Araghchi and Sheikh Ali al-Khatib, deputy head of Lebanon's Supreme Islamic Shia Council. Araghchi had previously expressed Tehran's desire for good relations with all Lebanese groups and political currents, as well as the government, framing Iran's policy as seeking broader relations with Muslim nations based on unity.