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Lebanon urges Iran to engage with state institutions
Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry welcomed Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s desire to establish good relations with the government. The ministry called for relations to be conducted through constitutional and legitimate state institutions and urged mutual respect for sovereignty.
Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry said that constitutional and legitimate state institutions must be the counterparts in relations with Iran. The ministry welcomed Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s desire to establish good relations with the Lebanese government and called for mutual respect for sovereignty.
In a statement published on Sunday, the ministry said Lebanon had always aimed to establish the best possible relations with all states, including Iran. It added that Lebanon adopted a rational, open and constructive approach on all matters.
Beirut emphasizes constitutional institutions
Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry said that rationality in interstate relations required states to engage with one another through their constitutional and legitimate institutions. It said relations with parties or groups within a state, while bypassing state institutions, could not be accepted.
The statement said it would be unacceptable for Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, or the ambassador of any other host country, to independently engage with parties or groups while bypassing official institutions. It emphasized that interstate relations must be established with states and through their institutions, and that respect for sovereignty was a reciprocal principle.
Araghchi’s statement on Lebanon
In remarks to the Al Alam channel on Friday, Abbas Araghchi said Iran wanted to establish good relations with all segments and groups in Lebanon. The Iranian foreign minister said they were ready for good relations with the Lebanese government, while noting that they did not agree with some of the government’s policies and expected greater rationality from Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry.
Tensions since March
Tensions between Beirut and Tehran have continued since March. Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry had declared Iran’s ambassador appointed in February, Mohammad Reza Sheibani, persona non grata on the grounds that he had violated diplomatic norms and the rules in force between the two countries.
Sheibani had not complied with the decision of Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry. Iran’s supporters in Lebanon, particularly Hezbollah, had backed the ambassador.
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