Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi and Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi discussed the preparations for the inter-religious dialogue that is scheduled to be held next month.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi and Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi discussed the preparations for the inter-religious dialogue that is scheduled to be held next month.

My “visit was aimed at discussing the Christian-Islamic dialogue conference that will be held on January 17, 2012 with the participation of delegations from the different countries in the Middle East and North Africa,” Roknabadi said after meeting al-Rahi in Bkirki.

The ambassador also said that he discussed with al-Rahi the latest developments in the region and the world, in addition to bilateral cooperation between Iran and Lebanon.

He told reporters that they focused in their talks on “the failure of the Zionist project backed by the U.S.”

Asked about Syria’s signature of a deal to accept observers to monitor a plan to end the bloodshed, Roknabadi said: “We consider this a very positive step.”

“Iran stresses that the problems of any country in the region, amid these circumstances and particularly in Syria, should be resolved by the people and the regime itself,” the Iranian ambassador added.