A closed meeting, organized by the Maronite Center for Research and Documentation, and focusing on the illegal Syrian presence in Lebanon, was chaired on Thursday by Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai in Bkerke.
The meeting was attended by the caretaker Minister of Interior, Bassam Mawlawi, representing caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, the Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, as well as several ministers, MPs and representatives of the heads of the security services.
Upon arrival to Bkerke, Mr. Mawlawi said that the Lebanese authorities are determined to find a solution to the Syrian refugee crisis. "We will not accept the illegal presence of Syrians," he noted.
He added that the measures enabling Lebanon to control Syrian presence on its soil will be applied, knowing that "some of them have already been applied in some areas."
The caretaker Minister of the Displaced, Issam Charafeddine, announced for his part that "a first convoy of 2,000 Syrian migrants will return to Syria next Tuesday," indicating that it will be followed by "a second convoy a week later."
He also expressed his willingness to "travel to Damascus to discuss the issue of displaced persons with Syrian authorities, should (he) be officially entrusted with this mission."
Furthermore, the caretaker Minister of Education, Abbas Halabi, announced that he would present during the meeting "the challenges linked to the educational situation, in particular that of Syrian students." He insisted on the need for "the Lebanese state as well as the security and military services to apply the legal measures" regarding the education of Syrian refugees and migrants.
The meeting was attended by the caretaker Minister of Interior, Bassam Mawlawi, representing caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, the Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, as well as several ministers, MPs and representatives of the heads of the security services.
Upon arrival to Bkerke, Mr. Mawlawi said that the Lebanese authorities are determined to find a solution to the Syrian refugee crisis. "We will not accept the illegal presence of Syrians," he noted.
He added that the measures enabling Lebanon to control Syrian presence on its soil will be applied, knowing that "some of them have already been applied in some areas."
The caretaker Minister of the Displaced, Issam Charafeddine, announced for his part that "a first convoy of 2,000 Syrian migrants will return to Syria next Tuesday," indicating that it will be followed by "a second convoy a week later."
He also expressed his willingness to "travel to Damascus to discuss the issue of displaced persons with Syrian authorities, should (he) be officially entrusted with this mission."
Furthermore, the caretaker Minister of Education, Abbas Halabi, announced that he would present during the meeting "the challenges linked to the educational situation, in particular that of Syrian students." He insisted on the need for "the Lebanese state as well as the security and military services to apply the legal measures" regarding the education of Syrian refugees and migrants.
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