The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei in a meeting today with the Lebanese president Michel Suleiman and his accompanying delegation described unity among the different Lebanese groups as the only solution for the Lebanese people and reiterated: "The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that all the Lebanese groups should present a unified front and contribute to the country's power and national unity in order to resist the threats posed by the Zionist regime."
His Eminence thanked Mr. Suleiman for his efforts to maintain national unity in Lebanon and also for his support of the Islamic Resistance Movement in Lebanon.
Ayatollah Khamenei expressed hopes that the negotiations held during the meeting will further strengthen the ties between the two countries and said: "The Islamic Republic of Iran will not abandon the Lebanese people."
Ayatollah Khamenei also said that the coexistence of the different denominations in Lebanon is a valuable factor and a model to follow for other countries.
His Eminence described the historic victory of the Lebanese people over the Zionist regime as another great achievement for the Lebanese people and added: "This was a victory that was unprecedented in the history of Arab and Muslim countries during the last 60 years. But the Lebanese people defeated the Zionist regime and expelled the Zionist army from their country."
Ayatollah Khamenei stressed that maintaining unity is the only factor that would help the Lebanese people overcome the Zionist regime and added: "Holding negotiations among the different Lebanese groups will bring about positive outcomes and the future of Lebanon depends on maintaining national unity in that country."
His Eminence further added: "The Lebanese people vehemently opposed the Zionist regime during the 33-day war in Lebanon and turned into a model for other Muslim countries."
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution described resistance as significant for the Muslim world and Arab countries and stated: "Muslims should maintain the spirit of resistance in their hearts and actions in order to continue their victories."
Ayatollah Khamenei described terrorism as a great danger for Lebanon and other countries of the region and reiterated: "Terrorism was caused due to the support of certain governments. However, those governments have now fallen victim to terrorism and still continue to support terrorism despite their failures."
Ayatollah Khamenei also said that the right policy should be adopted to fight terrorism, and referring to the presence of the homeless Palestinian people in Lebanon added: "The right policy is to allow the Palestinian people to stay in Arab countries. But the Palestinian people should finally return to their homeland."
Ayatollah Khamenei also said that the Palestinian people will finally return to their own country although some people consider this as impossible.