In a message posted on his X account on Friday night, Araqchi noted that Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji had invited him to engage in negotiations.
“My dear friend, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji, invited me in an interview with MTV Lebanon to engage in negotiations,” Araqchi said.
“We do not interfere in Lebanon’s internal affairs, but we welcome any dialogue aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between Iran and Lebanon, and there is no need for a third country,” the Iranian foreign minister added.
“I invite my colleague Youssef to visit Tehran, and I am also fully prepared to visit Beirut with great pleasure if I receive an official invitation to do so,” he stated.