Beirut: Army Commander, General Rodolphe Heikal, received at his Yarzeh office today the Commander of the Italian Joint Operations, Lieutenant General Giovanni Maria Lannucci, accompanied by the Italian Ambassador to Lebanon, Fabrizio Marcelli, and the Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major General Diodato Abagnara. Discussions touched on the general situation in Lebanon and the region, as well as ways to enhance cooperation between the Lebanese and Italian armies.
According to National News Agency - Lebanon, the Army Chief also received today the Director-General of the Internal Security Forces, Major General Raed Abdallah, with whom he reviewed the general situation in the country and coordination between the army and the Internal Security Forces.