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Lebanese President Michel Sleiman with Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Tajeddini
Tajeddini, who is vice president for parliamentary affairs and was in Beirut for an Arab and international forum on resistance movements, also met with speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
"I would like to reiterate the unchanging principles of Iranian foreign policy which... are reflected through our embrace of and support for all resistance against the enemies of Arab and Islamic nations, primarily the Zionist entity," a statement released by Hariri's office quoted Tajeddini as saying.
Hariri, son of murdered ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, announced the formation of a new government on November 9, more than four months after his US- and Saudi-backed alliance defeated a Hezbollah-led bloc backed by Syria and Iran in a general election.
Sleiman appointed five ministers in the 30-seat cabinet, which grants him the role of arbiter in the new government.
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"I would like to reiterate the unchanging principles of Iranian foreign policy which... are reflected through our embrace of and support for all resistance against the enemies of Arab and Islamic nations, primarily the Zionist entity," a statement released by Hariri's office quoted Tajeddini as saying.
Hariri, son of murdered ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, announced the formation of a new government on November 9, more than four months after his US- and Saudi-backed alliance defeated a Hezbollah-led bloc backed by Syria and Iran in a general election.
Sleiman appointed five ministers in the 30-seat cabinet, which grants him the role of arbiter in the new government.
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