Chinese President Xi Jinping and Italian President Sergio Mattarella will meet with the representatives from cultural field of both countries on Friday night in Beijing.
The representatives are the attendees of the China-Italy cultural cooperation mechanism conference and the China-Italy university presidents' dialogue.
Mattarella arrived in Beijing on Thursday for a state visit to China from Nov. 7 to 12 at the invitation of President Xi.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Italy comprehensive strategic partnership.
Xi, Italian president to meet representatives from cultural field of both countries
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Israel's attack on Beirut "should not have happened," while the Israeli military said it will continue its operations in Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement that the Israeli military struck Hezbollah targets in southern Beirut's Dahieh suburb on Sunday, in response to firing into Israeli territory.
Meanwhile, Lebanese media reported an Israeli airstrike targeted a building in the Ghobeiri area in Beirut's southern suburbs.
The strike drew criticism from Trump, who said a regional peace deal, including Lebanon, was "very close" and urged all parties, especially Israel, to stand down.
"We are very close to a deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon, and all sides should stand down," he wrote on Truth Social.
"This morning's attack on Beirut should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran," he wrote.
Israel's Sunday strikes should not disrupt the diplomacy efforts for a U.S.-Iran peace deal, Trump said.
"There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon, but there should also be no more attacks by any other party, including Hezbollah, against Israel," the U.S. president added.
On the same day, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir, during his inspection of the Northern Command, said Israeli forces will continue military operations in Lebanon in an effort to secure more favorable terms in future U.S.-mediated negotiations between the two sides.
Zamir said the IDF's operations in key areas such as the Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon were crucial, and that Israeli forces will continue their offensive and deepen their ground advance in necessary areas to eliminate security threats posed by Hezbollah.
He added that the IDF remains on high alert for potential developments on other fronts.
Trump says Israeli strike on Beirut should not have happened; Israel says it will continue Lebanon operations
