Salam tells Iran that Beirut airport security is 'the priority'
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has told an Iranian delegation led by parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf that the security of Beirut’s airport and passengers is “the priority," following the latest controversy over the landing of Iranian planes.
Salam also stressed that ensuring that security was the responsibility of the Lebanese state, according to a statement from his office.
The delegation landed in Beirut although regular flights between the two countries have been suspended.
The ban, which prompted angry protests from Hezbollah supporters, came after the United States warned that Israel might target Lebanon's only international airport in Beirut to thwart alleged weapons shipments from Iran, a Lebanese security source had told AFP.
Israel has on several occasions accused Hezbollah of using the airport in Beirut to bring in weapons from Iran. The group as well as Lebanese leaders have denied the allegations.
Source: Agence France Presse
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