Zarif Offers Backing for New Lebanon Government

Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif, who was in Beirut on Sunday and Monday, extended Iran's support for the newly-formed Lebanese government in talks with the country’s top officials.    
In a meeting on Monday, Zarif and Lebanese President Michel Aoun exchanged views about “political, commercial and economic relations between Iran and Lebanon, and the readiness of Iranian firms for involvement in projects in Lebanon.”
The Syrian peace process and the situation of the Syrian refugees in Lebanon were also discussed in the meeting.