Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri received a phone call from Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, during which they discussed developments in Lebanon amid Israel’s escalating military campaign and the displacement of residents from southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs.
According to a statement, Berri praised Iran’s position and efforts, particularly its insistence that ending the war on Lebanon remain a primary condition in any agreement aimed at restoring regional stability.
Separately, Berri sent a congratulatory message to Ousmane Sonko on his election as head of Senegal’s parliament.
The speaker also met Beirut Order of Engineers President Fadi Hanna and Tripoli Order of Engineers President Chawki Fattal to discuss professional and national affairs, and later received former Secretary-General of the Higher Relief Commission Major General Mohammad Khair.