Tue Sep 30, 2014 5:50
Top Security Official: Iran's Military Plans to Gift Lebanon
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TEHRAN (FNA - FARS News Agency)- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National
Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani announced that Iran plans to gift a
military tool or weapon to the Lebanese army in the near future.

"The gift will be sent in the near future and it will be presented to the
Lebanese military officials during an upcoming visit by Iranian Defense
Minister (Hossein Dehqan to that country)," Shamkhani said after meeting
Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam in Beirut on Tuesday.

Shamkhani pointed to his meeting with the Lebanese prime minister, and said,
"We discussed bilateral ties and regional political developments as well as
the plots hatched by the Israeli regime to misuse the regional
developments."

On Monday, Shamkhani underlined Tehran and Beirut's firm will to consolidate
security and defense cooperation to thwart common enemies' plots.

Upon arrival in Beirut Airport in a brief meeting with the press reporters,
the top Iranian security official said that the two governments and nations
have had long standing historical relations.

"The main objective of my visit to Lebanon is holding dialogue and
consultations on political and security developments in the region and
seeking ways for cooperation in confrontation with shared threats against
Iran and Lebanon," Shamkhani underscored.

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.