BEIRUT, Aug 28 (NNN-NNA) – Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, said yesterday that, his country is ready to donate fuel oil, if Lebanon needed so.
“Iran is keen to provide complete support for Lebanon. Our country is ready to donate fuel oil for Lebanon, upon the approval of the Lebanese government and the official visit of a delegation to Tehran, for direct coordination on this matter,” Mojtaba Amani was quoted as saying.
He made the remarks, during a meeting with Ali Youssef Hejazi, secretary-general of the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party in Lebanon, according to the report.
Lebanon, which suffers from low foreign currency reserves, has been struggling in importing enough oil, to alleviate prolonged energy shortages.
Last Sept, Lebanon received tankers of Iranian gas oil, in a move facilitated by the Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah group, to ease the shortages, despite some Lebanese anti-Hezbollah parties expressing concern over the possibility of the United States imposing sanctions on Lebanon, after its oil imports from Iran.
