MNA � Iran�s Parliamentary delegation headed by senior MP Boroujerdi held talks with Lebanese President Michel Aoun to discuss regional issues.Mr. Alaeddin Boroujerdi heads a delegation of Parliament NSFPC to Syria and Lebanon.

He visited country�s newly-elected president Michel Aoun after nearly 2 and half years when Baabda Palace in Beirut had been awaiting a tenant.

Broujerdi told Iran�s state news agency IRNA on Saturday that he and Gen. Aoun had addressed bilateral interests, where Mr. Mohammad Fathali, Iran�s ambassador to Lebanon also attended. Parliamentary delegation included Mohammad Ashouri Taziani, Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani, Kamal Dehghani Firouzabadi, Afolfazl Hassanbeigi, and Rohollah Hazratpour.

�We congratulated Mr. Aoun on his presidency as well as Christian New Year�s Eve, also communicating greetings by Mr. Larijani, the Parliament speaker to Lebanese officials,� Boroujerdi told IRNA. �The meeting also addressed no less important issue of Syrian crisis and its strategic place in Iranian foreign policy architecture as well as Lebanese position as a neighbor; the crucial issue is refugee crisis, where hundreds of thousands of Syrians are now in camps inside Lebanon,� he added. Mr. Aoun shared Boroujerdi�s emphasis upon strengthening ties especially parliamentary ties.

Parliamentary delegation will reportedly meet Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri.