BEIRUT, August 17, 2018 (MENA) - Lebanese Minister of Interior Nuhad Mashnouk discussed with visiting Adviser to the Brazilian President for Strategic and International Affairs Hussein Kalout bilateral relations and preparations for Brazilian President Michel Tamer's visit to Lebanon, slated for November. The two sides also discussed the inking of a joint defense and security agreement between Beirut and Brasilia, Lebanon's National News Agency reported on Friday. In a statement, Kalout hailed as "successful" the meetings he held with President Michel Aoun, House Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Saad al Hariri and Interior Minister Nuhad Mashnouk.