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Iran, stabilising power in the M. East

1 août 2006, 00:00

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Iran is a significant, respected player in the Middle East which is playing a stabilising role, French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said yesterday.

“It was clear that we could never accept a destabilisation of Lebanon, which could lead to a destabilisation of the region,” Douste-Blazy said in Beirut. “In the region there is of course a country such as Iran – a great country, a great people and a great civilisation which is respected and which plays a stabilising role in the region,” he told a news conference.

The United States blames Iran and Syria for destabilising the region by backing Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon who have been battling Israeli forces for nearly three weeks.

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