TEHRAN -- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani congratulates the Lebanese people and the Hezbollah resistance movement on the anniversary of the liberation of South Lebanon from the Israeli occupation.

In separate messages to Hezbollah Secretary General Seyed Hassan Nasrallah and Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday, Larijani offered congratulations on the Lebanese Liberation Day on behalf of the Iranian lawmakers and hailed the event as “indelible and memorable”.

He said the victory could not have happened without the endeavors of the resistance movement fighters and the unity of the Arab country's people.

Larijani further whished happiness and dignity for the Lebanese nation.

Hezbollah forced the Israeli military out of the southern parts of Lebanon on May 25, 2000, after more than two decades of occupation.

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