VP in Lebanon to meet officials

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi on Monday afternoon arrived on a two-day visit to Lebanon to meet senior officials there. “Hashemi will meet with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri,” an official source from Hashemi’s office told IraqiNews.com by phone. The visit aims to tackle means of boosting mutual relations between the two countries, the source added. SS (P) 1