Lebanese FM arrives in Rome

Lebanese Foreign Minister Fares Boueiz left Beirut on Wednesday for Rome for a three-day official visit to Italy, during which he will meet with senior Italian officials. The Lebanese Foreign minister will also meet with Pope John Paul II and the Vatican Papal nuncio.

Boueiz's talks in Italy will concentrate on the situation in south Lebanon, the Middle East peace process, Lebanese-Italian bilateral relations and European-Mediterranean dialogue.