The pan-Arab daily Al Hayat on Monday said Shibani - during a visit to the prime minister over the weekend -- renewed his invitation for Siniora to visit Tehran.

Al Hayat, however, said the renewal does not mean the trip is going to take place anytime soon, pending a visit by an Iranian delegation to Beirut to draw up the agreement of bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

Sources told Al Hayat that Siniora had no objection to visiting Iran. "A positive atmosphere of success, however, has got to be provided for such a visit."

Siniora on Saturday discussed with Shibani the outcome of President Michel Suleiman's recent visit to Tehran.

Shibani told reporters after the talks that the discussion covered "the best practical methods … to implement what has been agreed on by the Iranian and Lebanese presidents."

"We also discussed political developments in the region and the ordeal of the Palestinian people in Gaza due to the Israeli siege," he added.