President Sleiman wraps up his visit to Iran

    
President Michel Sleiman wrapped up on Sunday his one-day visit to Iran where he attended the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's ceremomy, the state-run National News Agency reported.           

This comes after President Sleiman held a meeting with his new Iranian counterpart, with talks featuring high on the developments taking place in the region as well as the need to enhance bilateral relations.                

For his part, Rouhani thanked Sleiman for attending the ceremony, noting that the Lebanese President's visit strengthens the relation between Iran and Lebanon."              

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a moderate cleric who won a landslide victory in the June 14 presidential elections, took today the oath of office before parliament in Tehran.             

Rouhani replaces President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who struck a hard-line approach when dealing with the West and its sanctions over the nuclear program.