Meloni to visit Beirut and Aqaba, Jordan, on Friday

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will be in Aqaba at midday on Friday for a meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan, her agenda said on Wednesday.
The premier will then have a meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Beirut at 16.30, the agenda said.
Meloni had announced on Tuesday that she would travel to Lebanon while Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will go to Israel and Palestine next week as Italy seeks to help international efforts to de-escalate the Middle East crisis.
She expressed “concern for the ongoing escalation in Lebanon, because I am seriously worried about the way in which the scenario is evolving, despite the numerous efforts (made by) us and our allies” when she addressed the Senate on Tuesday ahead of this week’s EU summit.
She blasted Israel’s recent attacks on the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission, which features a 1,000 strong Italian contingent, as “totally unjustified and a clear violation of UN resolution 1701”.