Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Wednesday told the Lower House and Senate foreign affairs and defence committees that "we are ready to take any initiative to guarantee the security of our compatriots". "I have long urged all Italian citizens to leave Lebanon with the commercial flights available. "We are working to meet their requests through an increase in connections, including charter flights and other means which we are examining together with the defence minister", Guido Crosetto, Tajani told the committees, noting that some 3,200 Italians are currently in Lebanon, mostly dual citizens. Source: Ansa News Agency