BEIRUT, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Hamed Abdi, a health official of the Iranian Embassy in Lebanon, said on Friday that Iran is ready to help Lebanon in the medical and pharmaceutical fields, the National News Agency reported.
"Iran was capable of making advanced achievements in the medical and health fields and it is ready to help its neighboring countries and Lebanon in all health areas," Abdi was quoted as saying during his meeting with Lebanon's Health Minister Jamil Jabak.
Abdi said the two countries can create bilateral ties in the organ transplantation field, noting that Iran is making improvement in the area.
Abdi also invited Lebanon's health minister to visit Iran to check its health centers, hospitals and drugs factories.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Lebanon in February and offered the Lebanese government support in sectors including electricity and military aid.
