Iran, Lebanon Stress Execution Of Joint Cultural Agreements

Tehran, March 4, IRNA - Culture Minister Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini and visiting Lebanon Culture Minister Gaby Layoun emphasized implementation of Iran and Lebanon cultural agreements. The two officials stressed the exchange of two countriesˈ experiences in the fields of film-making, holding exhibitions and exchange of artists. Iran and Lebanon should use joint cultural agreements as a tool against Zionist regime propaganda machine, they underlined. Iran and Lebanon enjoy cordial relations and have further expanded these ties in recent years. The two sides have exchanged several delegations of high-ranking officials in the last three years. Iranˈs President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad paid a landmark visit to Beirut in October 2010. The two countries signed a cluster of economic agreements during President Ahmadinejadˈs visit./end