Tajani advises Italians to leave Lebanon

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 25 - Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Wednesday advised Italians working in Lebanon to leave the Middle East country amid an escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
    "We have always advised Italians who work in Lebanon to leave the country as soon as possible," said Tajani in response to a question on the sidelines of the assembly of European People's Party (EPP) MEPs.
    "There are still flights from Beirut to the West. So we advise them to leave the country at this time," added the minister, specifying that there are no more than 300 Italians who are in Lebanon for work.
    The situation is different for the approximately 3,000 Italians who have dual citizenship and who have no interest in leaving the country. (ANSA).