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Israel's foreign ministry on Friday said that a planned visit to Lebanon by Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was a "very worrying" development which could destabilize the region.
The Iranian leader, who has repeatedly called for Israel to be wiped off the map, is expected to visit Lebanon's southern border with Israel when he pays a two-day visit to the country on October 13.
"We have heard that Ahmadinejad is preparing a serious tour ... (like) a big landowner coming to inspect his property," said Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor.
"He has already said to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that south Lebanon was Iran's border with Israel," Palmor told Agence France Presse.
"All this should be very worrying for anyone who is concerned about the stability of Lebanon and of the Middle East," he said.
During his visit, Ahmadinejad is expected to meet with top Lebanese officials as well as with Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
NAHARNET
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