Aoun Urges UNHCR Assistance to Return Refugees

President Michel Aoun has called upon the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to keep pace with Lebanon in “facilitating and expediting” the return of Syrian refugees.

During a meeting with the UN Commissioner General Filippo Grandi in the presence of the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Salim Jreissati, Aoun stressed the importance of providing assistance to displaced Syrians “after returning to their homeland.”

The President highlighted the cooperation between the competent Syrian and Lebanese authorities arranging the return of refugees, mainly Lebanon General Security agency.

For his part, Grandi described as “reassuring” the situation of the displaced in Syria after visiting a number of areas there. He said he met with several Syrian officials in Syria for the purpose of coordinating efforts to return of refugees.