By IRNA,
Tehran : IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin-Khalifa ale-Thani in a phone talk Wednesday night were agreed on need for efforts by entire Islamic countries and Lebanese groups aimed at safeguarding agreements reached in Doha.
According to the Presidential Office Media Department, the Iranian and Qatari leaders were also agreed on the point that care needed to be taken not to let Lebanon fall prey to the notorious policies pursued by certain Western powers.
They reiterated that relying on cooperation and harmony among the Islamic countries and the Lebanese groups the enemies of Lebanon, including the Zionist regime of Israel and the United States will not succeed in achieving their illegitimate objectives in Lebanon, or the other countries in the region.
The Iranian President and Emir of Qatar referred to the dissatisfaction expressed by Lebanon’s enemies over the reached agreements among Lebanese groups, reiterating that the enemies would remain alertly on watch to inflict further losses against Lebanon.
Ahmadinejad and Hamad bin-Khalifa also emphasized that ground needs to be paved for reconstruction and advancement of Lebanon based on putting to effect the reached agreements, establishment of the national reconciliation government, and assistance of the entire Arab and Islamic countries.
The two leaders meanwhile referred to the growing trend of Tehran-Doha relations, reiterating that excellent relations between Iran and Qatar can serve as a model for cooperation among regional and Islamic countries.
They were agreed on need for further expansion of comprehensive ties and cooperation in various fields, including making joint investments, and continuous consultation between the two countries’ top officials.
President Ahmadinejad appreciated the arrangements made by Qatar to mediate for reaching agreements among the Lebanese groups.
Sheikh Hamad bin-Khalifa ale-Thani, too, appreciated Iran’s tireless efforts aimed at safeguarding peace and stability in the region, including in Lebanon.
Following a couple of days of intensive lobbying and dialogue among Lebanese groups in Qatar’s capital city, Doha, the Lebanese groups finally signed an agreement to end that country’s year-long lingering crisis whose climax last month claimed dozens of lives and took the country to the verge of another civil war.
In accordance with the articles of the reached agreement, the Commander of Lebanon’s National Army, General Michel Soleiman is to be elected as the country’s president within 24 hours, a national reconciliation government in which a guaranteed one third share would be allocated to ministers from Fouad Siniora’s opposition groups need to be established, and the 1960 Election Law in which Beirut is divided into three different constituencies needed to be abided by.
A source that is close to the Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berry told IRNA that the Parliament would meet next Sunday to elect the country’s next president.
Meanwhile, Michel Aoun, too, has confirmed the Sunday meeting of Parliament members to elect the Lebanese President.