TEHRAN, Sept 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said, his country is ready to help meet Lebanon’s energy demand.
Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks, in a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart, Abdallah Bou Habib, on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York.
During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on important regional and global issues, and discussed bilateral relations, according to the report.
Iran’s foreign minister stressed his country’s readiness to supply oil and other aid to Lebanon, to overcome the problems it is facing, according to the report.
Over the past months, the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, has repeatedly said his country was ready to provide Lebanon with fuel commodities.
Lebanon, which suffers from low foreign currency reserves, has been struggling in importing enough oil to alleviate prolonged energy shortages.
