Lebanon, U.S. Hold Naval Talks

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Lebanon and the United States have intensified military
cooperation amid the revolt in neighboring Syria.
Lebanon and the United States have convened a series of high-level
military talks in 2012 in an effort to help border security for the Arab
state. In the latest meeting, U.S. Fifth Fleet commander Vice Adm. Mark Fox
arrived in Beirut on Feb. 21 for consultations with Lebanese Navy commander
Rear Adm. Nazih Baroudi.