President Joseph Aoun will visit Italy in the coming days, in a visit that includes a series of meetings in the Vatican and Rome. Aoun will meet with Pope Leo XIV on August 20, and will also hold meetings with a number of senior officials in the Vatican, as part of the visit that includes several stations. In Rome, Aoun meets with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, where discussions focus on the role that Italy can play in the verification mechanism within the experimental areas.