Iran Open to Talks to Enhance Ties with Lebanon, Says Araghchi

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Tehran is ready for dialogue to strengthen bilateral relations with Lebanon, while emphasizing that Iran does not interfere in the country’s internal affairs, The Caspian Post reports citing Iranian media.

“My dear friend Youssef Rajji, the foreign minister of Lebanon, has invited me for negotiation in an interview with MTV Lebanon,” Araghchi wrote in Arabic on his account on X in response to an invitation by Rajji for talks.

“We do not interfere in the internal affairs of Lebanon but we welcome any dialogue with the aim of advancing bilateral relations between Iran and Lebanon,” he said.

The foreign minister added that “there is no need for a third country. I invite my colleague Youssef to travel to Tehran, and if I am invited to travel to Beirut, I will gladly accept.”