Hajj Hassan, Maruti hold talks

Minister of Industry, Hussein Hajj Hassan, met on Thursday before noon at his ministerial office with Italy's Ambassador to Lebanon, Massimo Maruti with talks featuring high on economic ties between both countries. 

It should be noted that Italy had granted Lebanon half a million dollars to finance new infrastructure for industrial zones which would be established in Terbol, Baalbek and Helaliyeh. Also it had granted a loan of seven million Euros, a long-term, interest-free, to finance part of the cost of the infrastructure project in the three areas estimated about 85 million Euros.

Source :NNA