Iran, Lebanon agree to boost cultural cooperation

Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyed Mohammad Hosseini and Lebanese Minister of Information Walid Daouq laid emphasis on the implementation of the two countries' bilateral agreements on cultural and media cooperation. The meeting between the two officials was held on the final day of Hosseini's four-day visit to Lebanon. As regards his talks with the Lebanese minister, Hosseini said he had "good and sincere" negotiations and agreed to implement a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed earlier by the two countries. He added that he extended an invitation to the Lebanese minister to pay a visit to Iran. Hosseini further stressed the Iranian journalists and reporters' willingness to boost cultural interactions with Lebanon, and expressed the hope that his visit would pave the way for expanding mutual cooperation in media fields, specially between the two countries' radio and television networks. 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 two years. Iranian and Lebanese officials have recently doubled efforts to further expand the bilateral relations and mutual cooperation between the two nations. The two countries signed a cluster of economic agreements during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landmark visit to Beirut in October 2010.