Russia and Lebanon to Resume Intergovernmental Trade Commission Sessions Led by Lavrov

Russian and Lebanese sides, during the negotiations, stressed their “mutual commitment to further expanding political dialogue and strengthening partnership relations in various fields.”

Moscow, October 12. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said: Russia and Lebanon have agreed to resume the work of the intergovernmental commission on commercial, economic, scientific and technical cooperation as soon as possible.

He said in a press conference after a conversation with Youssef Raji, the Lebanese Foreign Minister, that the Russian and Lebanese sides emphasized their "mutual commitment to further expand political dialogues and strengthen partnership relations in various fields" during the negotiations.

Lavrov said: It is necessary to pay special attention to the commercial and economic sphere. He added: For this purpose, we agreed to resume the work of the intergovernmental commission on commercial, economic, scientific and technical cooperation, which has not held a meeting since 2018, as soon as possible.