MOSCOW, October 12. /TASS/. Russia and Lebanon have agreed to resume the work of the intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific, and technical cooperation as soon as possible, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

The Russian and Lebanese sides reaffirmed their "mutual commitment to further expanding political dialogue and strengthening partnership ties in various areas" during the negotiations, he told a press conference following talks with Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Youssef Raji.

"It is necessary to pay particular attention to the trade and economic area," Lavrov said. "To this end, we agreed to resume the work of the intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific, and technical cooperation, which has not met since 2018, as soon as possible," he added.