Italy's deputy foreign minister Emanuela Del Re had "fruitful" talks in Beirut on Thursday with her Lebanese counterpart Charbel Wehbi, Del Re tweeted.
"Fruitful meeting with @Mcharbelwehbi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon. Discussed integrated cooperation strategies between Italy and Lebanon to tackle the challenges due to #BeirutExplosion and #COVID19," read the tweet.
"Italy stands by Lebanon and the Lebanese people," the tweet added.
Del Re is in Lebanon this week for talks with senior government, Red Cross and United Nations officials as well as Italian and Lebanese NGOs aimed at ramping up Italy's aid to the crisis-hit country.
