A delegation from the U.S. Central Command is expected to visit Beirut soon for talks with top officials on military assistance to Lebanon, high-ranking diplomats said.

The diplomats, who were not identified, told al-Joumhouria newspaper published on Friday that the delegation is scheduled to meet with Defense Minister Samir Moqbel, Army chief Gen. Jean Qahwaji and the officers in charge of the U.S.-Lebanese military cooperation office.

The officers have been following up the military assistance and training programs that the two countries have been engaged in, said the sources.

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