Russia's Sultanov to Beirut to Meet Lebanese, Hizbullah Officials

Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Alexander Sultanov is to visit Lebanon on Saturday for political talks with Lebanese officials, Ad-Diyar newspaper reported.

It quoted a source at the Russian embassy as saying that Sultanov will meet with President Michel Suleiman, Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Saad Hariri.

The source said Sultanov is likely to meet with Hizbullah representatives in Parliament.