TEHRAN – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said the recent trilateral meeting between Syria, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia foiled Israel’s hostile attempts in the region.

On July 30, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah held talks with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman in Beirut.
The meeting was aimed at defusing possible tensions about a controversial report by the UN tribunal claiming some elements in the Hezbollah group might have been involved in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri.
The summit foiled Israel’s efforts to sow discord among Syria, Lebanon and Hezbollah’s resistance movement, Ahmadinejad told visiting Lebanese Foreign Minister Ali al-Shami in Tehran on Sunday.
Ahmadinejad thanked Syrian President and the king of Saudi Arabia for attending the summit, saying the presence of these leaders showed there is unity among regional nations.
The summit reinforced the stance of the regional countries against the Zionist regime and its supporters, he added.
Elsewhere in his remarks, he said the consequences of the current incidents in Lebanon will not only be limited to Lebanon but they will also affect the whole region.
Ahmadinejad warned about possible hostile moves by the Zionist regime, saying Israel is still licking wounds as it suffered a humiliating defeat in its 33-day war against Lebanon.
He also said unity among Lebanese groups will certainly benefit the resistance movement and regional nations.
Al-Shami, for his turn, hailed Iran’s moral support for the Lebanese people during Israel’s aggression in 2006.
He also briefed Ahmadinejad on the latest developments in Lebanon during the past two weeks.
On August 3, the Israeli military attacked Lebanon, killing three Lebanese soldiers and one Lebanese journalist in the most serious violence along the frontier since the 2006 war.
Lebanese officials reported that one Israeli soldier was also killed and several Israeli soldiers were wounded as Lebanese and Israeli troops traded fire along their tense border