Italian PM says ready to invest in Lebanon

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri (R) shakes hands with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Beirut, Lebanon, Feb. 7, 2019. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

The CEDRE is an international conference in support of Lebanon's development and reforms. Lebanon secured over 11 billion dollars in soft loans and grants from international donors at CEDRE.

Hariri also expressed his gratitude for Italy for always standing beside Lebanon while providing humanitarian and military assistance.

Later in the day, the Italian prime minister will meet with Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and visit Italy's UNIFIL (the UN Interim Forces in Lebanon) contingent.