The Working Group Meets Army Commander in Yarzeh

Members of the Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugee Affairs in Lebanon met Army Commander General Joseph Aoun at the Ministry of National Defense.

 

The Group that included the Chairman of the Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee Dr. Hassan Mneymneh and deputies Ali Fayad, Ammar Houri, Simon Abi Ramia, Dr. Antoine Haddad and Dr. Ziad Sayegh, congratulated him for the new position.

 

Mneymneh pointed out “the efforts of the Army Command and its staff in defending Lebanon against the challenges it is going through”. The meeting tackled the issues of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon in general and the issues of Ain el-Hilweh camp in particular.

 

Mneymneh presented the Group’s memorandum to the Army Commander and explained to him that it reflects the common vision of all Lebanese parties concerning some solutions to the camp’s crisis. He mentioned that the group will provide the Army Command with a memo that includes all significant camp issues.

Aoun affirmed that he will try to respond to those issues. He encouraged the remarkable way of handling the Palestinian Refugee camps’ situation so as to positively affect the security and stability of the Lebanese and of Palestinian Refugees in Sidon.