Iran Playing Key Role In Region :Lebanese Min.

Beirut, Feb 26, IRNA - Lebanese Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn said Saturday that Iran is playing a vital role in the region. Ghosn was talking to IRNA before leaving Beirut's Rafiq Hariri airport for Tehran on an official visit at the invitation of his Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi. “Praising Iran’s progress in different scientific, technological and industrial fields, Ghosn said he is scheduled to exchange views with Iranian officials on expansion of mutual ties as well as cooperation between the two countries’ defense ministries. He added that Iran and Lebanon enjoy amicable and historical relations and Beirut favors reinforcement of mutual relations to serve the two nations. The Lebanese defense minister said he is also to discuss with his Iranian counterpart the existing agreement between Iranian and Lebanese defense ministries and ways of implementing it./end