Iranian Delegation in Lebanon to Discuss Confrontation of Terrorism
An Iranian Parliamentary delegation is expected to arrive in Lebanon on Tuesday on a four-day official visit to discuss with senior Lebanese officials means to help security agencies in their confrontation with uncontrolled terrorism.
According to al-Joumhouria newspaper, the Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Alaeddin Boroujerdi will head the delegation.
The delegation will arrive in Lebanon coming from Syria.
On Monday, Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi reiterated after talks with Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil that his country is ready to contribute with any kind of aid to Lebanon in its war against terrorism.
Lebanon witnessed a string of of bomb attacks in recent months targeting mainly strongholds of Hizbullah, which has drawn the ire of Sunni extremist groups in part because of its role fighting alongside the regime in Syria.
On Saturday, the latest attack a suicide bomber blew up a car rigged with explosives at an army checkpoint at the entrance to Hermel, in an attack that was claimed by a group calling itself al-Nusra Front in Lebanon, an apparent offshoot of the Syria-based extremist organization.
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