Lebanon: Returning Syrian refugees to their country is a national duty

The number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon is two million and 80,000.

Reuters

The Director-General of the Lebanese Public Security, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, said yesterday that returning the displaced Syrians to their country is a "national duty", and explained that the number of Syrian refugees currently in Lebanon is two million and 80,000.

Major General Ibrahim said in a press conference yesterday, "There is a people who are almost losing their history, culture and land, and we will not participate in this massacre, and returning the Syrians to their land is a national duty on us and a national duty."

He explained that about 540,000 Syrians have voluntarily returned to their country since the plan began in 2017, noting that "42 percent of the total prisoners in Lebanon are Syrians."

Ibrahim said: "We have received nothing from the Syrian side except for all the welcome and transparency in dealing with the file of the return of the displaced Syrians."

He believed that "the displacement file has negative repercussions on all levels, so it must be addressed, and Lebanon rejects the way that many people deal with it, led by humanitarian organizations, and others claiming humanity, trying to dictate its will to us."

He added, "We will not submit to pressure, because the interest of the Lebanese people is first and foremost, and we will not force any displaced to return, and this is our principle, and we seek to reduce the burden on Lebanon."

It is noteworthy that Lebanon calls for the safe and voluntary return of the displaced Syrians to their country.

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