2023-07-15 17:30:36
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A number of residents of the Lebanese town of Al-Qaa raised banners at the entrance to the town, rejecting the decision of the European Parliament, which confirmed the lack of conditions for the voluntary and dignified return of Syrian refugees from Lebanon to their country.
The mayor of Al-Qaa, Bashir Matar, said in press statements that the majority of Syrians are currently in Lebanon for economic reasons, considering that allowing them to enter and exit from and to Syria illegally is an act that is not innocent, according to the Lebanese Al-Ahed website, describing the Syrian presence as a “bomb”. ticking” will go off at any time.
The Lebanese parliament had protested once morest the decision issued by the European Union regarding the issue of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, and considered it inconsistent with the constitution, Lebanese and international laws, and the right of the displaced to return to their homeland.
The head of the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Committee, Fadi Alama, said in a statement that recommendations are scheduled to be issued soon that contribute to defining a clear mechanism for managing the refugee file, as everyone is well aware of Lebanon’s economic and social reality, which makes it insist on achieving a safe return for the displaced in coordination. With the concerned international organizations and the Syrian regime, especially following the Arab openness and the return of stability to most regions.
He called for not politicizing the file of the displaced and keeping it within its natural humanitarian framework, and claimed that the logic of matters presupposes communication between the Lebanese government, the regime and the League of Arab States, and listening to their point of view in order to complete this file and end it quickly by achieving a safe and voluntary return of the displaced.
The European Union issued a resolution in which it considered that the return of refugees should be voluntary, dignified and safe, in accordance with international standards, and urged the continuation of providing humanitarian aid to refugees and the Lebanese with controls.
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