TEHRAN (IRNA) - Former Lebanese President Emile Lahoud and his son is to visit Iran on October 27 at the invitation of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The visit will take place as a token of Lebanese former president's appreciation for the Islamic Republic of Iran's help for Lebanon when Lebanon was under Israeli invasion in 2006.
Israel suffered humiliating defeat in 2006 when it bombarded civilian targets in Lebanon.
Israel killed 1,000 Lebanese civilians in its bombardment of southern Lebanon.
Former president Lahoud has said that his visit to Iran aims to appreciate the Iranian government for the humanitarian assistance to Lebanon without any expectation.