Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 July 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Middle East Situation: Ambassador of Iran to Ireland

3:30 pm

H.E. Mr. Javad Kachoueian:

Financially, we supported because they needed medicine and food, as Hezbollah needed during the time of the war between Lebanon and Israel. We supported, but not to buy the missiles, as we supported the Syrian Government. We only give them the medicine and food. As we declared today to the Iraqi Government, we are ready to help the Iraqi Government in fighting against terrorism, occupation and extremism. Up to now the Iraqi Government has not asked us for military help.