Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam (2nd R) and Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji (R) met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian(2nd L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L)
A meeting between Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam was held at the United Nations headquarters on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
New York City -Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at the United Nations headquarters on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
According to media reports , Prime Minister Salam stated that Lebanon refuses to be an arena for regional conflicts or an exchange venue for outside messages and that war-torn Lebanon has paid “a heavy price” and refuses to used as avenue for regional conflicts” .
He emphasized that peace and war decisions belong solely to the Lebanese state, prioritizing Israel’s withdrawal, state sovereignty across all territory, and the monopoly of arms by the Lebanese Army .
Salam expressed a desire for a new phase in Lebanon-Iran relations grounded in mutual respect for sovereignty and non-interference, and he urged Tehran to appoint a new ambassador to Lebanon .
The outgoing ambassador has been declared a persona -non- grata . His Diplomatic visa has been revoked and was issued a temporarily visa as a non-diplomat after he was expelled but refused to leave the country .
Their 20-minute meeting was the first between the two officials amid growing tensions between their countries over Hezbollah and the war with Israel.
