Lebanon hosts Iran’s FM Mottaki

Local Editor, 21-11-2009

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki sets for talks with top Lebanese officials on Monday following his arrival on Sunday night. Charge d'affairs of Iran's embassy in Lebanon Massoud Hosseinian told Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) that Mottaki will tackle bilateral and regional issues with Foreign Minister Ali al-Shami and other top officials.

Mottaki's comes after Prime Minister Saad Hariri's visit to Syria over the weekend. Mottaki has arrived in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, at the head of a high-ranking delegation.

Mottaki is scheduled to meet with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Lebanon's Foreign Minister Ali Shami.
Regional issues and other mutual interests top Mottaki's agenda.

Iran's foreign minister's deputy in Arab countries and Central Asia affairs is accompanying him during his visit to Lebanon.

Mottaki's visit to Lebanon is the first official one since the formation of the Lebanese government which took office last month.

Over the weekend President Michel Sleiman, Speaker Nabih Berri and Hariri held a series of talks with foreign delegations regarding the regional developments and the promotion of bilateral ties.