Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani left Tehran for Beirut on Monday morning to exchange views on issues of mutual concern with top Lebanese officials.

According to The Iran Project, Bagheri Kani will meet Lebanese officials to discuss bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues, especially the latest developments in Palestine.

In remarks on Saturday, the Iranian diplomat announced his plans to visit Lebanon and Syria to meet with the two countries’ officials as well as the officials of the resistance front to discuss ways to counter the Zionist regime.