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Iran's Araghchi to visit Beirut after Lebanese foreign minister declines trip to Tehran

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12-12-2025 | 04:13

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Iran's Araghchi to visit Beirut after Lebanese foreign minister declines trip to Tehran

Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said on Thursday he would travel to Beirut for talks after receiving a formal invitation from his Lebanese counterpart, who a day earlier had declined to visit Tehran for direct talks.

On Wednesday, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji said "current conditions" prevented him from travelling to Tehran, but stressed that the move did not mean rejection of dialogue with Iran.

Rajji told Reuters late on Wednesday that he had invited Araghchi "in a formal diplomatic letter to come to Beirut to hold talks."

Araghchi said on X that he would "gladly accept the invitation to come to Beirut," although he said he found Rajji's position "bemusing." He said foreign ministers of countries with "full diplomatic relations" did not need a neutral venue to meet.

"Subjected to Israeli occupation and blatant 'ceasefire' violations, I fully understand why my esteemed Lebanese counterpart is not prepared to visit Tehran," Araghchi added.

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