The Lebanese parliamentary delegation, consisting of Head of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants House Committee, MP Fadi Alameh, and MPs Salim Al-Sayegh, Simon Abi Ramia, and Elias Al-Khoury, continued their official visit to Brussels to discuss the situation Lebanon is going through with senior European officials.
The delegation broached with EU officials the seriousness of the Syrian displacement in Lebanon from the economic, social, security and financial aspects and the existential threat at the level of the diverse Lebanese structure.
In this context, the delegation called on the Europeans to adopt a creative policy that supports the return of the displaced to Syria and to help them in their country, especially since the majority of them periodically return to their home country despite having a refugee card from UNHCR, which means that these displaced people no longer have the status of political refugees due to their repeated return to Syria and now enjoy the status of “Economic refugee’ because they rece
ive financial support from international institutions.
The delegation also stressed that “Lebanon, with its geography, area, and pluralism, cannot accept the continuation of displacement indefinitely, and society must take immediate measures to contribute to the rapid return of displaced Syrians to their country.”
The delegation also touched on the ongoing conflict in the region as a result of the Gaza War and reiterated the official Lebanese position based on respect for international resolutions and the resolutions of Arab summit conferences calling for respecting the rights of the Palestinian people, the first of which is their right to an independent state, in addition to emphasizing respect for Resolution 1701 with regard to Lebanon and stopping the repeated Israeli violations of Lebanon and the withdrawal of the Israeli army from the Lebanese territories it occupies.
On the other hand, the delegation focused in its meetings with European representatives on the need for countries to reverse their deci
sion to stop funding UNRWA, which leads to more social and living crises for Palestinian refugees, especially in Lebanon.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon