NNA - Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri received Friday the Director of the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia at the World Bank Inger Andersen who handed him a World Bank report on the economic and social repercussions of the Syrian crisis on Lebanon.



Berri commended the international efforts to maintain stability in Lebanon and help assisting the displaced Syrians, stressing at the same time that "these efforts are insufficient and that what's required is to work for holding the Geneva II conference to achieve a political solution to the Syrian crisis, which ensures the return of displaced persons to their homeland."



"Lebanon is doing everything in its capacity to help the displaced Syrians, in spite of the difficult economic conditions," Berri asserted.



The Speaker met later on with the Iranian Ambassador Ghazanfar Roknabadi with whom he tackled the latest developments at the local, international and regional levels.



Roknabadi explained to his host the latest developments regarding the Iranian nuclear file, in addition to other regional dossiers.



He also reiterated Iran's support for all the Lebanese people, its army and its resistance.



==========D.K.