Lebanese Premier receives a cable from Iranian FM

Lebanese Premier and Foreign Minister Salim al-Hoss on Monday received a cable from Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi in which he congratulated Lebanon on the victory in liberated the town of Jezzine.

Kharazi asserted in his cable that the liberation of the district off Jezzine from the "Zionist enemy and its hirelings has been attained as a result of the solidarity between the Lebanese resistance, people and government in Lebanon."

He also asserted the support of Iran for Lebanon and its resistance against the Israeli occupation.

The Iranian embassy's charge de affairs in Lebanon, Muhammad Irani, has stated that Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi will visit Beirut on June 17 for two days.

Following a meeting with the secretary general of the Lebanese Foreign Ministry on Monday, Irani said that the Iranian foreign minister will deliver Lebanese President Emile Lahoud a message from Iranian President Muhammad Khatami on consolidating bilateral relations between the two countries.

The Iranian FM will also meet with Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss.

Al-Irani asserted his country's backing for the Lebanon stances to liberate south Lebanon and the western Bekaa from Israeli occupation.