Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri received today Iranian Ambassador Mojtaba Amani, with talks addressing developments in Lebanon and the region, as well as bilateral relations between the two countries.

Berri also reviewed the general situation, developments, and national and developmental affairs during his meeting with the head of the National Center in the North, Kamal El Khair, in the presence of the Vice President of the Land Transport and Transit Unions in Lebanon and abroad, Mohammad Kamal Al-Khair.

On emerging, Al-Khair said: "The truth is, we cannot help but come from time to time to meet with Speaker Nabih Berri, the safety valve in this country, especially during these difficult circumstances that the country and the region are experiencing," stressing that Berri's support to national unity and the unified word of the Lebanese against the Israeli oppression and aggression.

He concluded: “Speaker Berri is against fighting with the army, which represents all of Lebanon’s sects. He is against internal fighting in Lebanon and is working with all his might to protect the country."