Iran’s Larijani discusses regional issues with Assad, Nasrallah, Erdogan

Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani held meetings with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his recent tour of Damascus, Beirut, and Ankara.

Larijani met with the Syrian president on Friday. However, the details of their meeting were not released.

Before leaving Tehran for Damascus on the same day, Larijani told reporters, “I am traveling to Syria for consultations about regional issues. A conference was held in Iran to help resolve the Syrian issue, and we hope that there is a clear path toward the resolution of the Syrian problem.”

The Iranian Majlis speaker was referring to the first Syrian national dialogue meeting, which was held in Tehran on November 18 and 19.

During his meeting with Larijani on Friday, the Hezbollah secretary general hailed Iran’s role in the victories of the resistance movements in Lebanon and Palestine over the past years and thanked the support that Iran is providing to them.

Larijani said that Iran will continue to support the struggle of the courageous Palestinians and Lebanese against the occupation of the Zionist regime.

The Iranian MP also held a meeting with Erdogan on Saturday and discussed the latest developments in the region with him.

Military solution to Syrian issue rejected outright: Larijani

On Friday, Larijani held a meeting with Syrian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Jihad al-Laham and discussed the latest development in the Arab country with him.

After the meeting, the Iranian Majlis speaker attended a press conference, in which he said, “What we are emphasizing in Syria is that reforms and democracy should be realized, and we reject military intervention in the country outright. We will continue our negotiations with other countries to achieve a political solution to the Syrian issue.”