The Italian government 'stands by' the Lebanese Armed Forces, the embassy in Lebanon tweeted Wednesday during a visit to Beirut of Italian Joint Operations Headquarters Commander Francesco Paolo Figliuolo.
"Visit of Joint Ops HQ Commander Gen. Figliuolo to Beirut," read the tweet.
"Accompanied by Amb. (Nicoletta) Bombardiere he reviewed w/LAF Commander ongoing military cooperation, attended donation ceremony of vehicles & speedboat in support of LAF capacities & met w/MIBIL (Italian Bilateral Military Mission in Lebanon)", the tweet went on.
"Italy stands by LAF," the tweet concluded.
Italian Major General Stefano Del Col commands the United Nations' 10,000-strong peacekeeping operation in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL).
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