Italian Ambassador to Lebanon Massimo Marotti announced on Tuesday that his country will provide the Lebanese army with equipment and ammunition worth 3.5 million euros.
“Italy will provide the Lebanese Armed Forces with additional arms in the near future,” said Marotti noting that “the total value of these grants is 3.5 million euros,” Marotti said during a celebration marking Italy's Armed Forces Day LBCI reported.
He affirmed Italy's continuing support for Lebanon's Armed Forces and added that the gift is only part of a bigger project.
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