An honorary ceremony was held in Rome for Franco Abdelkader Omeich, General secretary of the association at the association's headquarters in Palazzo Grazioli. The event was attended by the Lebanese Ambassador to Rome, Mira Daher, Ambassador Bruno Scapini, the head of the foreign press, Martin van Derren, and the National News Agency correspondent, colleague Talal Khoury.

Ambassador Daher expressed her gratitude to the General secretary of the Friendship Association for his continuous support of Lebanon and the National News Agency, whose headquarters suffered significant damage during the Beirut explosion.

For his part, Omeich promised to continue supporting the agency and Lebanese state institutions, stating that "this is the duty of everyone who belongs to the land of the Cedars."

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