President of the Parliament Nabih Berri sent a message to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and to the elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Masoud Beheshtikian, congratulating them on the successful presidential elections.
In his message to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Berri stated: "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, (And We wish to confer favor upon those who were oppressed in the land and make them leaders and make them inheritors) - Allah Almighty has spoken the truth. His Eminence, Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, may Allah preserve you. Greetings. The Islamic Republic of Iran, under your wise leadership, has once again demonstrated through its people that just as it is great in its revolution, it is also magnificent and ancient in practicing democracy in its most beautiful forms and manifestations."
He added: "On the occasion of the Iranian people's achievement in the presidential elections and in the prestigious democratic manner in which they were held, I extend my warmest congratulations and sincerest wishes to you, asking Allah, the Almighty, to grant you continued health, success, and steadfastness in leading the Islamic Republic of Iran and its blessed revolution towards further strength, progress, and capability. Indeed, He is All-Hearing, All-Responsive."
Regarding his congratulations to Masoud Beheshtikian, President Berri expressed in his message: "To the respected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Masoud Beheshtikian. Greetings. It brings me great pleasure, on behalf of the Lebanese people and its Parliament, as well as on my personal behalf, to congratulate you on the trust bestowed upon you by the Iranian people in choosing you for the position of President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. We ask the Almighty, the All-Powerful, to grant you success and achievement in your presidential duties and wish for the Islamic Republic, its revolution, its leader, and its people further progress, stability, and capability. Indeed, He is the Guardian of success."