IANS | 12 Feb, 2024
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that his
country did not want to see an expansion of the war in the region, the
media reported.
"Iran and Lebanon confirm that the war is not the
solution, and we never want to expand the scope of the war," he said on
Saturday during a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart
Abdallah Bou Habib in Beirut.
The top Iranian diplomat also called
on the US to pressure Israel to stop the attacks on Gaza and the West
Bank, Xinhua news agency reported.
Amir-Abdollahian said the US
was taking two different approaches: One is to continue supplying Israel
with weapons and participate in the Gaza war, and the second is talking
about a political solution to be reached soon.
For his part, Bou
Habib said Lebanon had never wanted a war but sought stability, calm,
and a comprehensive and just peace in the region.
"We stressed the
need for the international community to assume its responsibility by
stopping Israel's war against Lebanon and Gaza," Bou Habib added.
During
his meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati earlier on
Saturday, Amir-Abdollahian emphasised the necessity to exert more
efforts to stop the Israeli aggression on Gaza and reach just solutions
for all countries in the region, according to a statement released by
Lebanon's Council of Ministers.
The Iranian Minister added the
US-led attacks in Yemen had worsened the crisis in the region, according
to a statement released by Al-Intishar, a local news website.
Amir-Abdollahian also met with Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah to discuss the latest developments on Saturday.
Nasrallah
said the resistance groups constituted a vital element in the region,
and the victory of the Palestinians and the Islamic resistance is
inevitable, according to Al-Intishar.