The opposition parliamentary delegation which recently visited Washington focused its talks with US and UN officials on the Syrian migrant crisis in Lebanon and the developments on the southern front linked to the six-month-long conflict in Gaza.
Lebanese Forces MP Ghassan Hasbani, who was part of the delegation, wrote on his X account, “We met with the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo, and we conveyed a clear message regarding the importance of implementing Resolution 1701 today, in light of the threat of a spillover of the war on Lebanon.”
The delegation also highlighted the issue of Syrian migrants and refugees, and called on the UN to carry out its role in accordance with the treaties and agreements signed with Lebanon and in which it is clearly stated that Lebanon is a country of transit and not a country of asylum, Hasbani said.
He highlighted the delegation’s message to the UN, stating that “any person who sought refuge in Lebanon cannot stay there for more than a year, if his situation is not legal. Therefore, he must be deported to another country or repatriated, if it is feasible and safe.”
