Lebanese Republic 
Minister Amin Salam pursued his diplomatic initiative
by meeting with the Ambassador of Italy to Lebanon Fabrizio Marcelli
Minister Amin Salam pursued in the morning his diplomatic initiative by meeting with the Ambassador of Italy to Lebanon Fabrizio Marcelli, in the Embassy’s headquarter in Yarzeh as part of his movement toward Arab and regional countries in order to keep the communications lines opened to inform them about the latest current situation’ updates ; to comprehend their available information and support on all levels, if possible, under this continuous aggression that Lebanon is going through.
In this regard, Minister Salam Minister Salam conveyed his thanks to the Ambassador of Italy Marcelli for Italy’s continuous support to the Lebanese army and people, namely the Italian soldiers deployed within the UNIFIL in the South of Lebanon, on one hand; and for the Italian contribution in the new humanitarian assistance’ package estimated of 17 million euros to the benefit of the Lebanese displaced; on the other hand, as part of the amount granted by the donor countries and approved by the Council of Ministers, amounting to of 200 million dollars till present. Minister Salam also thanked His Excellency for the European Union contribution, in general, in all the efforts exerted to support Lebanon through this difficult period, including what was announced on Thursday the allocation of additional humanitarian aids of an amount of 30 million euros (33.1 million dollars) bringing the European Union’s total humanitarian aid to Lebanon to over than 104 million euros this year (about 115 million dollars).
Moreover, Minister Salam explained to the Italian Ambassador the country’s general situation; in particular the necessity to provide humanitarian aids and adequate accommodation places for the displaced people whose areas are being exposed to Israeli bombings in addition to meet their daily needs. He addressed a request to provide assistance in order to support and equip the shelters centers, such as schools and buildings, that opened their doors to welcome the displaced people; in particular the “Quality in” hotel at the Rachid Karami International Fair in Tripoli which extends over one million square meters to be at the service of the displaced people.
On his turn, Ambassador Fabrizio Marcelli thanked Minister Salam for his visit and affirmed that the Italian Government and people are standing with the Government and people of Lebanon; stressing that Italy did not spare any effort to help de-escalating the crisis in Lebanon and provide aid and assistance, where possible, putting the humanitarian support above all else. The Ambassador also underlined that humanitarian aid to Lebanon are provided periodically and continuously through the permanent cooperation with the Lebanese army.
