Beirut - Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman is scheduled to pay a two-day official visit to Turkey on April 21, the first by a Lebanese head of state since the 1950s, a government source said Saturday.

The source said Suleiman will meet with Turkish President Abdullah Gul as well as other Turkish officials to discuss bilateral ties, the upcoming Lebanese elections and the Arab peace process.

According to the Voice of Lebanon radio station, Suleiman is also expected to discuss Lebanon's official position with regard to peace negotiations with Israel during the visit.

The talks between the Turkish and Lebanese officials would reportedly revolve around UN Security Council resolutions to end Israel's occupation of Lebanese territories: The Shebaa Farms, Kfarshouba Hills, and the northern part of the border village of Ghajar.

A government source said the talks in Turkey would also touch upon the situation in southern Lebanon surrounding the sporadic rocket- fire from the area into northern Israel.

The two heads-of-state will also discuss internal Lebanese politics, focusing on stability and security issues, national dialogue, and Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections.

It would be the first visit by a Lebanese president to Turkey since former Lebanese president Camille Chamoun paid a visit to the Anatolian country in the 1950s.

Turkey mediated four rounds of indirect talks between Israel and Syria in 2008. The talks were suspeneded when Israel launched a widescale offensive against Gaza at the beginning of 2009. (dpa)