Lebanese President to visit Cyprus

Lebanese President, Michel Suleiman, will pay an official visit to Cyprus later this week, a Lebanese embassy official told CNA today.

On Friday the President of Lebanon will have separate meetings with President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and President of the House of Representatives Marios Garoyian.

Suleiman will visit the cease-fire line in Nicosia, accompanied by the Mayor of Nicosia Eleni Mavrou.

In the evening the President Christofias will host a dinner in honor of his Lebanese counterpart.

The President of Lebanon will depart from Cyprus on Saturday morning.

President Christofias announced on Sunday the visit, saying that it would further strengthen the brotherly relations between the two countries.