Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri congratulated his Iranian counterpart, Ali Larijani on his reelection in the 10th Majlis (parliament).

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri congratulated his Iranian counterpart, Ali Larijani on his reelection in the 10th Majlis (parliament).

“Your reelection shows the confidence of the majority of the parliamentarians to your leadership in the new round which necessitates parliament’s diplomatic activities to confront the shared challenges imposed on the region,” Berri said in a message on Tuesday.

“In order to prevent the efforts intending to the marginalize the Palestinian dossier and also in a bid to support the human and natural resources of their nations and preventing the failure of the programs envisaged for dominating needs parliamentary diplomacy,” IRNA news agency cited the message.

Meanwhile, Berri, who is also head of Arab Parliaments Union, called for mutual cooperation with his Iranian counterpart within international, Islamic and bilateral parliaments which will ensure the interests of Iran and Lebanon.