The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met today with the President of the Lebanese Republic, Joseph Aoun, at Palazzo Chigi.
President Meloni reaffirmed Italy’s strong commitment alongside the Lebanese people, especially at this decisive moment in time in which Lebanon is undertaking an ambitious reform programme and can turn the page following the numerous crises it has experienced.
In particular, the two leaders discussed the situation in the south of Lebanon, where Italy is present with more than a thousand soldiers within UNIFIL, and underlined Italy’s irreplaceable role as part of the UN mission and in providing international coordination of support for the Lebanese armed forces through the Military Technical Committee for Lebanon, in order to maintain stability along the border between Lebanon and Israel.
Their conversation also focused on the situation in Syria and, in particular, on the importance of an inclusive transition and the need to support the Syrian economy and a resumption of basic services, also with a view to enabling Syrian refugees to return on a voluntary basis and in a safe, dignified and sustainable way.