29 Mar 2024
Wednesday 8 April 2015 - 10:39
Story Code : 158985

President's Special envoy in Beirut

Beirut, April 8, IRNA First Deputy Foreign Minister and President Rouhani's Special Envoy Morteza Sarmadi, heading a delegation, arrived in Beirut, on the fifth leg of his tour of regional counties on Wednesday.

Upon arrival, Sarmadi was warmly welcomed by Iranian Ambassador to Beirut, Mohamad Fathali, and several Iranian officials and nationals residing in Lebanon.

During his two-day stay in Beirut, Sarmadi is scheduled to hold talks with Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil on the ways of expanding mutual relations, regional and global developments, Yemen, and Syria in particular.

Sarmadi has so far visited Oman, Iraq, Tunisia and Algeria.

The Iranian envoy is further set to inform the Lebanese officials on the results of the talks held recently between Iran and the P5+1 in the Swiss city of Lausanne.

On April 2, Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers adopted a joint statement after marathon talks in Lausanne calling, among other things, for the removal of UNSC sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

By IRNA
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