NNA - Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, on Friday met with Italian Ambassador to Lebanon, Fabrizio Marcelli, at the Grand Serail. 

Talks reportedly touched on bilateral relations and the government's key priorities. The ambassador reaffirmed Italy’s support for Lebanon during this critical period.  

Salam also received the newly appointed Director General of State Security, Major General Edgar Lawandos, in the presence of Supreme Defense Council Secretary General Major General Mohammad Mustafa. The prime minister congratulated Lawandos on his appointment and officially pinned his new rank insignia.  

The PM then welcomed a delegation from the Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon, led by Association President Joseph Assily. The delegation invited him to participate in charity events scheduled for May 1 in Kuwait and May 15 in Beirut at Seaside Arena.  

Salam later met with a delegation from the Druze Sheikh Akl’s office, led by Sheikh Ghandi Makarem, who extended an invitation to the prime minister to attend an iftar hosted by Sheikh Sami Abi Al-Mona on March 21 at the community headquarters in Beirut.

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