Since September 1, the Lebanese authorities have again been allowing South Koreans to obtain visas upon arrival in Lebanon. The practice had been discontinued in November 2003, when the Lebanese government imposed visa restrictions on a number of countries. South Korean embassy officials declined to offer an explanation for their country’s inclusion on the list, although one official suggested Lebanon felt that South Korea had not been doing all it could to facilitate visits to the country by Lebanese. They did suggest that the move would boost South Korean-Lebanese business ties. In fact, since the decision was implemented, a South Korean trade delegation has already paid a visit to Lebanon, which imports roughly $64 million in South Korean products a year, for only $8 million in exports. “Business people have very busy schedules,” asserted the head of the delegation, Youn-Hwan Chung. “We were having to wait up to three weeks
