ALBAWABA - What he said is trending. President Michel Aoun says keeping Syrian refugees in Lebanon would be a crime and that they should be repatriated.
Lebanese President #MichelAoun (@General_Aoun) said his country will never accept the permanent settlement of displaced Syrians and will prevent it "at all costs". pic.twitter.com/O0CsgdcKeC
— IANS (@ians_india) August 18, 2022
Aoun made his warning when he met the Canadian International Development Minister Harjit S. Sajjan at the Baabda palace, Wednesday.
He said that “the effort of some countries to integrate the displaced Syrians present in Lebanon into the Lebanese society is a crime that Lebanon will not accept no matter what happens.”
Michel Aoun: Attempts by some to integrate displaced Syrians into Lebanese society are a crime that we will not accept https://t.co/bjdZcqjPHg
— SAFA 24 (@safa24news) August 18, 2022
The Arabic Lebanese daily quoted him as saying: “Lebanon is preparing a legal study that will be submitted to the U.N. about the issue of Syrian displacement, and we hope the friendly countries will support us, especially that the current situations in Syria allow for securing the return of the displaced to their country.”
Aoun says keeping Syrians in Lebanon would be a 'crime' https://t.co/dgSdKVFagu
— Naharnet (@Naharnet) August 17, 2022
“Lebanon can no longer bear the economic, social, health and security burdens resulting from the presence of around 1.5 million displaced Syrians on its soil,” Aoun went on to say.
